Genus

Valid Extinct

Zuul

Arbour and Evans 2017

Zuul is a genus of herbivorous ankylosaurine dinosaur from the Campanian Judith River Formation of Montana. The type species is Zuul crurivastator. It is known from a complete skull and tail, which represents the first ankylosaurin known from a complete skull and tail club, as well as the most complete ankylosaurid specimen thus far recovered from North America. The specimen also preserved in situ osteoderms, keratin, and skin remains.

Temporal range

Triassic

Jurassic

Cretaceous

Paleogene

Neogene

252 201 145 66 0 Ma

PBDB occurrences

Group

Dinosaures

Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial

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Reconstructed skeleton of Zuul © ケラトプスユウタ · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia

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Classification

Dinosauria Unranked clade

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Ornithischia Unranked clade

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Parapredentata Unranked clade

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Saphornithischia Unranked clade

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Prionodontia Unranked clade

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Genasauria Unranked clade

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Thyreophora Unranked clade

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Thyreophoroidea Superfamily

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Eurypoda Unranked clade

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Ankylosauria Unranked clade

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Euankylosauria Unranked clade

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Ankylosauridae Family

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Ankylosaurinae Subfamily

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Zuul Genus

Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites

Distribution

Top countries

🇺🇸 United States

Geological formations

Judith River

Temporal distribution

Campanian (83.6–72.2 Ma)

Species (1)

Zuul crurivastator 84 Ma

Images 1

Bibliography

Original description

V. M. Arbour and D. C. Evans. 2017. A new ankylosaurine dinosaur from the Judith River Formation of Montana, USA, based on an exceptional skeleton with soft tissue preservation. Royal Society Open Science 4(161086) DOI ↗

Bibliography (1)