Koparion
Name: Koparion
(After an ancient version of a scalpel).
Phonetic: Koe-pah-re-on.
Named By: D. J. Chure - 1994.
Classification: Chordata, Reptilia, Dinosauria,
Saurischia, Theropoda, Coelurosauria, Troodontidae.
Species: K. douglassi
(type).
Diet: Carnivore.
Size: Unavailable due to incomplete remains.
Known locations: USA, Utah - Morrison
Formation.
Time period: Kimmeridgian of the Jurassic.
Fossil representation: Teeth.
The name Koparion is based upon the comparison of the serrated teeth (currently the only known parts of this dinosaur) to ancient versions of scalpels. Despite the lack of overall remains, Koparion is widely regarded as being a troodontid and if this is correct, it would be one of the if not the oldest troodontid currently known. There is counter speculation however that the Koparion teeth may be those of a different kind of dinosaur.
Further reading
- Koparion douglassi, a new dinosaur from the
Morrison Formation (Upper
Jurassic) of Dinosaur National Monument; the oldest troodontid
(Theropoda: Maniraptora). - Brigham Young University Geology Studies
40:11-15. - D. J. Chure - 1994.
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