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Zuul

Leina le raya: “named after Zuul, a monster from the movie Ghostbusters, and 'crurivastator' means 'destroyer of shins'”1
E jele: DimelaDidino tse di nang le thebeBofelo jwa Cretaceous

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

E tshetse
dimilione tsa dingwaga di le 84 go ya go 72 tse di fetileng5
Bofelo jwa Cretaceous
Difosili di fitlhetswe kwa
Judith River Formation, Montana, USA21
Boleele
6 go ya go 7 m (20 go ya go 23 ft)2
Bokete
ditone di le 2.5 go ya go ditone di le 3 (5,500 go ya go 6,600 lb)2
Bogodimo
2 m (6.6 ft)
kakanyo
Bonako jo bogolo
e ka nna 14 km/h (9 mph)
Go taboga, kakanyo

E tshetse leng?

Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
dimilione tsa dingwaga di le 252 tse di fetileng20114566, asteroiti

E ne e le kgolo go le kae?

E ne e le telele go le kae?

Zuul e ka nna 7 m boleele (23 ft)Baesekele ya motho yo mogolo e ka nna 1.8 m (5.9 ft)Koloi e ka nna 4.5 m (15 ft)Tlou, phologolo e kgolo go gaisa tsotlhe mo lefatsheng gompieno e ka nna 6.5 m (21 ft)

E ne e le kwa godimo go le kae?

Ntšwae ka nna 0.5 m (1.6 ft)Pitsee ka nna 1.6 m (5.2 ft)Zuule ka nna 2 m bogodimo (6.6 ft)Tloue ka nna 3.2 m (10 ft)

kakanyo

E ne e le bokete go le kae?

bokete jaaka dikoloi di le 2
telele jaaka dintšwa di le 7 go tswa kwa nkong go ya kwa mogatlengtelele jaaka dibanana di le 39 di latelanabokete jaaka dintšwa di le 150bokete jaaka magapu a le 600bokete jaaka diphaposiborutelo tse di tletseng bana di le 4bokete jaaka dibere tse ditshweu di le 7e ne e ka taboga dimetara di le 100 mo metsotswaneng e le 26 (motho yo o bonako go gaisa o tlhoka 9,6)

Zuul e ne e le kgolo go le kae fa e bapisiwa le WENA?

Ke dipalo fela mo sebatling sa gago. Ga go sepe se se bolokwang kgotsa se se romelwang gope.

E ne e le bonako go le kae?

dilo tse di monate

Dintlha tse di monate

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

E dirilwe ke AISetshwantsho sa Zuul se se dirilweng ke AI
Setshwantsho se se dirilweng ke AI sa kafa Zuul e ka tswang e ne e lebega ka gone, se dirilwe ke khomputara go ya ka se borasaense ba se itseng. Ke kakanyo fela: phologolo ya nnete e ka tswa e ne e lebega ka tsela e sele, mme ga go ope yo o itseng mebala ya yona ya nnete.
o botsitse

Dipotso tse di botswang thata ka ga 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

Mothubi wa ditlhamane

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

Boammaaruri: 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

Ya baitseanape ba didino

Leina la saense
Zuul
Leina le neilwe ke
Arbour and Evans 20175
Setlhopha
Didino tse di nang le thebe
Lelapa / clade
Ankylosauridae5
Thulaganyo
Ornithischia > Ankylosauria > Ankylosauridae > Thyreophora5
Bogolo jwa matlapa
84 go ya go 72 dimilione tsa dingwaga (Campanian)5
Dibopego tsa matlapa
Judith River5
Dinaga
Amerika5
Direkoto tsa difosili
1 mo The Paleobiology Database5
Go fitlhelwa
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
Go sa ntse go ganetsanwa
Scientists are still debating exactly how Zuul used its tail club, whether for fighting other dinosaurs or for defense against predators.2

Kwa dintlha di tswang teng

  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): dingwaga, mafelo, dibopego tsa matlapa, thulaganyo.

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