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Zuul

O nome significa: “named after Zuul, a monster from the movie Ghostbusters, and 'crurivastator' means 'destroyer of shins'”1
Comía: PlantasDinos acoirazadosCretáceo Superior

Zuul was a heavily armoured dinosaur that looked like a living tank. It had a huge club on the end of its tail that it could swing like a sledgehammer. This dinosaur was one of the most complete ankylosaurs ever found in North America.2

Viviu
hai entre 84 e 72 millóns de anos5
Cretáceo Superior
Fósiles atopados en
Judith River Formation, Montana, USA21
Lonxitude
6 a 7 m (20 a 23 ft)2
Peso
2,5 toneladas a 3 toneladas (5 500 a 6 600 lb)2
Altura
2 m (6,6 ft)
estimación
Velocidade máxima
uns 14 km/h (9 mph)
Correr, estimación

Cando viviu?

Triásico
Xurásico
Cretáceo
Hai 252 millóns de anos20114566, o asteroide

Como era de grande?

Canto medía de longo?

Zuul uns 7 m de longo (23 ft)Unha bici de adulto uns 1,8 m (5,9 ft)Un coche uns 4,5 m (15 ft)Un elefante, o animal terrestre máis grande de hoxe uns 6,5 m (21 ft)

Canto medía de alto?

Un canuns 0,5 m (1,6 ft)Un cabalouns 1,6 m (5,2 ft)Zuuluns 2 m de alto (6,6 ft)Un elefanteuns 3,2 m (10 ft)

estimación

Canto pesaba?

tan pesado coma 2 coches
tan longo coma 7 cans do fociño á colatan longo coma 39 plátanos postos un tras outrotan pesado coma 150 canstan pesado coma 600 sandíastan pesado coma 4 clases enteiras de nenostan pesado coma 7 osos polarespodería correr 100 metros en 26 segundos (o humano máis rápido necesita 9,6)

Como era de grande Zuul comparado CONTIGO?

Só son contas no teu navegador. Non se garda nin se envía nada.

Que velocidade alcanzaba?

cousas xeniais

Datos curiosos

1

Zuul is the most complete ankylosaurid ever found in North America, with a complete skull and tail club preserved together.2

2

The fossil of Zuul had soft tissue preserved, including skin impressions and dark films that might be keratin, the same stuff your fingernails are made of.2

3

Zuul lived about 76 to 75 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous period.1

4

Its tail club was like a sledgehammer, and its species name 'crurivastator' means 'destroyer of shins'.1

5

Zuul was named after a monster from the 1984 movie Ghostbusters.1

6

The skeleton of Zuul was found in a bonebed with other animals, in badlands near Havre, Montana.1

Feito con IAImaxe de Zuul feita con IA
Unha imaxe feita con IA de como podería ser Zuul, creada por un ordenador a partir do que saben os científicos. É unha suposición: o animal real podía ser diferente, e ninguén sabe as súas cores de verdade.
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As preguntas máis frecuentes sobre Zuul

?How big was Zuul?

Zuul was about 6 metres (20 feet) long and weighed more than 2.5 tonnes.34

?What did Zuul eat?

Zuul was a plant-eater. It likely ate ferns and shrubs.3

?Why did Zuul have a tail club?

Zuul probably used its tail club to defend itself from predators like tyrannosaurs, or to fight other ankylosaurs over territory or mates. It could swing it like a sledgehammer.3

?When did Zuul live?

Zuul lived about 76 to 75 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous Period.34

?Where was Zuul found?

Zuul's skeleton was found in Hill County, Montana, USA, on private land near Havre.34

?Is Zuul a dinosaur?

Yes, Zuul is a dinosaur. It is an armoured dinosaur called an ankylosaur.3

?How was Zuul named?

Zuul was named after a monster from the 1984 movie Ghostbusters. Its species name, crurivastator, means 'destroyer of shins'.34

?What would happen if Zuul was alive today?

Nobody knows for sure, but with its heavy armour and powerful tail club, it would be a very tough plant-eater. It would probably not be a threat to people unless provoked.3

Cazamitos

Mito: Some people think Zuul was a slow, clumsy dinosaur.

Verdade: Zuul was probably quite agile for its size, with strong legs and a flexible tail that could swing its club quickly to defend itself.2

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico
Zuul
Bautizado por
Arbour and Evans 20175
Grupo
Dinos acoirazados
Familia / clado
Ankylosauridae5
Clasificación
Ornithischia > Ankylosauria > Ankylosauridae > Thyreophora5
Idade das rochas
de 84 a 72 millóns de anos (Campanian)5
Formacións rochosas
Judith River5
Países
EUA5
Rexistros fósiles
1 na Paleobiology Database5
Descubrimento
Zuul was named by paleontologists Victoria Arbour and David Evans in 2017. The skeleton was found by a commercial fossil company in the Judith River Formation of Montana.51
Aínda en debate
Scientists are still debating exactly how Zuul used its tail club, whether for fighting other dinosaurs or for defense against predators.2

De onde veñen os datos

  1. royalsocietypublishing.org (royalsocietypublishing.org)
  2. A new ankylosaurine dinosaur from the Judith River Formation of Montana, USA, based on an exceptional skeleton with soft tissue preservation (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
  3. Zuul, Destroyer of Shins | Royal Ontario Museum (rom.on.ca)
  4. Zuul (Wikipedia) (Wikipedia)
  5. Zuul in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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