恐龍卡第 2027 張，共 2 027 張

Zuul

名字的意思： “named after Zuul, a monster from the movie Ghostbusters, and 'crurivastator' means 'destroyer of shins'”1

吃：植物甲龍類白堊紀晚期

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

生存年代

84 到 72 百萬年前5

白堊紀晚期

化石發現地

Judith River Formation, Montana, USA2 1

長度

6 到 7 m (20 到 23 ft)2

體重

2.5 公噸到 3 公噸 (5,500 到 6,600 lb)2

高度

2 m (6.6 ft)

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最高速度

時速約 14 公里（9 英里）

跑步, 估計值

牠生活在什麼時候？

三疊紀

侏羅紀

白堊紀

2 億 5200 萬年前20114566，小行星撞地球

牠有多大？

牠有多長？

牠有多高？

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牠有多重？

跟 2 台汽車一樣重

跟 7 隻狗從鼻子接到尾巴一樣長跟 39 根香蕉頭尾相接一樣長跟 150 隻狗一樣重跟 600 顆西瓜一樣重跟 4 整班小學生一樣重跟 7 隻北極熊一樣重能在 26 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類要 9.6 秒）

Zuul 跟「你」比起來有多大？

只是在你的瀏覽器裡算算數學。什麼都不會被儲存或傳送出去。

牠有多快？

走路的人 時速約 5 公里 (3 mph)

騎腳踏車的小朋友 時速約 12 公里 (7 mph)

Zuul 時速約 14 公里 (9 mph)

一匹飛奔的馬 時速約 65 公里 (40 mph)

一隻獵豹 時速約 100 公里 (62 mph)

酷東西

趣味知識

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

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

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

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

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

Zuul 的 AI 繪圖 — 這是電腦根據科學家目前的知識，用 AI 畫出 Zuul 可能的樣子。這只是猜測：真正的動物可能長得不一樣，也沒有人知道牠真正的顏色。

你們都在問

關於 Zuul 最常被問的問題

?How big was Zuul?

Zuul was about 6 metres (20 feet) long and weighed more than 2.5 tonnes.3 4

?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.3 4

?Where was Zuul found?

Zuul's skeleton was found in Hill County, Montana, USA, on private land near Havre.3 4

?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'.3 4

?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

迷思破解王

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

真相： 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

給恐龍專家

學名: Zuul
命名者: Arbour and Evans 20175
類群: 甲龍類
科 / 演化支: Ankylosauridae5
分類: Ornithischia > Ankylosauria > Ankylosauridae > Thyreophora5
岩石的年代: 84 到 72 百萬年 (Campanian)5
岩層: Judith River5
國家: 美國5
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 1 筆5
發現: 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.5 1
仍有爭議: Scientists are still debating exactly how Zuul used its tail club, whether for fighting other dinosaurs or for defense against predators.2