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'''''Zapsalis''''' is a [[genus]] of [[Dromaeosaurinae|dromaeosaurine]] [[theropod]] [[dinosaur]]s. It is a [[tooth]] [[taxon]], often considered [[nomen dubium|dubious]] because of the fragmentary nature of the [[fossil]]s, which include teeth but no other remains. |
'''''Zapsalis''''' is a [[genus]] of [[Dromaeosaurinae|dromaeosaurine]] [[theropod]] [[dinosaur]]s. It is a [[tooth]] [[taxon]], often considered [[nomen dubium|dubious]] because of the fragmentary nature of the [[fossil]]s, which include teeth but no other remains. |
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The [[type species]] is ''Zapsalis abradens'', from the [[Judith River Formation]] of [[Montana]], dating to 75 million years ago, during the [[Campanian]] stage. Additional teeth attributed to ''Z. abradens'' have been found in the [[Dinosaur Park Formation]], also dated to about 75 Ma ago. While ''Zapsalis''-like teeth have been found in other formations dating to various time periods and assigned to this genus, they most likely belong to new genera and species.<ref name=teeth2013> |
The [[type species]] is ''Zapsalis abradens'', from the [[Judith River Formation]] of [[Montana]], dating to 75 million years ago, during the [[Campanian]] stage. Additional teeth attributed to ''Z. abradens'' have been found in the [[Dinosaur Park Formation]], also dated to about 75 Ma ago. While ''Zapsalis''-like teeth have been found in other formations dating to various time periods and assigned to this genus, they most likely belong to new genera and species.<ref name=teeth2013>{{Cite doi|10.1371/journal.pone.0054329}}</ref> |
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| Zapsalis Temporal range: Late Cretaceous,
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| Tooth of cf. Zapsalis, with close up of denticles | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Family: | †Dromaeosauridae |
| Clade: | †Eudromaeosauria |
| Subfamily: | †Dromaeosaurinae |
| Genus: | †Zapsalis Cope, 1876 |
| Type species | |
| †Zapsalis abradens Cope, 1876
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Zapsalis is a genus of dromaeosaurine theropod dinosaurs. It is a tooth taxon, often considered dubious because of the fragmentary nature of the fossils, which include teeth but no other remains.
The type species is Zapsalis abradens, from the Judith River Formation of Montana, dating to 75 million years ago, during the Campanian stage. Additional teeth attributed to Z. abradens have been found in the Dinosaur Park Formation, also dated to about 75 Ma ago. While Zapsalis-like teeth have been found in other formations dating to various time periods and assigned to this genus, they most likely belong to new genera and species.[1]
References
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