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Zuul

Tur bi mooy: “named after Zuul, a monster from the movie Ghostbusters, and 'crurivastator' means 'destroyer of shins'”1
Lekkoon: GàncaxDino yu am kiiraayKretase bu mujj

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

Dundoon
am na 84 ba 72 milyoŋ at5
Kretase bu mujj
Fosil yu ñu gis ci
Judith River Formation, Montana, USA21
Guddaay
6 ba 7 m (20 ba 23 ft)2
Diisaay
2,5 toon ba 3 toon (5 500 ba 6 600 lb)2
Kawewaay
2 m (6,6 ft)
jortu
Gaawaay bi gën a kawe
lu tollu ci 14 km/h (9 mph)
Daw, jortu

Kañ la dundoon?

Triyaas
Jurasik
Kretase
Am na 252 milyoŋ at20114566, asteroyid bi

Naka la réyoon?

Naka la guddoon?

Zuul lu tollu ci 7 m ci guddaay (23 ft)Weloy mag lu tollu ci 1,8 m (5,9 ft)Oto lu tollu ci 4,5 m (15 ft)Ñey, rab bi gën a mag ci suuf tey lu tollu ci 6,5 m (21 ft)

Naka la kawewoon?

Xajlu tollu ci 0,5 m (1,6 ft)Faslu tollu ci 1,6 m (5,2 ft)Zuullu tollu ci 2 m ci kawewaay (6,6 ft)Ñeylu tollu ci 3,2 m (10 ft)

jortu

Naka la diisoon?

diis ni 2 oto
gudd ni 7 xaj, bakkan ba geengudd ni 39 banaana yu ñu topp-toppalediis ni 150 xajdiis ni 600 xaaldiis ni 4 klaas yu mat yu xale yu lekkooldiis ni 7 uurs yu weexmënoon na daw 100 meetar ci 26 segond (nit ki gën a gaaw dafay soxla 9,6)

Naka la Zuul réyoon, bu ñu ko méngalee ak YAW?

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Naka la gaawoon?

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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

Def ak IANataalu Zuul bu ñu def ak IA
Nataal bu IA def la, muy wone ni Zuul mën a meloon, ordinatëer moo ko def ci li boroom xam-xam yi xam. Jortu kese la: rab bi ci dëgg mën na meloon neneen, te kenn xamul ay kulëëram yu dëgg.
yeen a laaj

Laaj yi ñu gën a laaj ci 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

Ku tas léeb yu dul dëgg

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

Dëgg: 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

Ngir ñi xam dino lool

Turu xam-xam
Zuul
Ku ko tudde
Arbour and Evans 20175
Kurél
Dino yu am kiiraay
Njaboot / klad
Ankylosauridae5
Klasifikasiyoŋ
Ornithischia > Ankylosauria > Ankylosauridae > Thyreophora5
Màggaayu doj yi
84 ba 72 milyoŋ at (Campanian)5
Formasiyoŋi doj
Judith River5
Réew yi
Amerig5
Fosil yu ñu gis
1 ci The Paleobiology Database5
Gisees
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
Ñu ngi koy werante ba tey
Scientists are still debating exactly how Zuul used its tail club, whether for fighting other dinosaurs or for defense against predators.2

Fa xibaar yi jóge

  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): at, béréb yi, formasiyoŋi doj, klasifikasiyoŋ.

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