Dinosaur
Zuul
Zuul preserves armor details that usually disappear before a dinosaur becomes a fossil.
Zuul preserves armor details that usually disappear before a dinosaur becomes a fossil. This armored plant eater had a broad body, short legs and a powerful tail club. Its fossil preserves not only bones but parts of the skin and the armor’s outer coverings, a rare level of detail.
Three stages. One companion.
Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Zuul at a glance
- Diet
- Herbivore
- It was a plant eater.
- When it lived
- Cretaceous
- Group
- Ankylosauridae
- Ankylosaurids
- Fossil locations
- Montana
- Places where fossils have been found
Beyond the game
The real Zuul
The remains were found in the Judith River Formation in Montana, USA. The preserved skull and tail allow many parts of one individual to be connected and reconstructed in considerable detail.
The plates in a skeleton do not always show their full original size, because they could have a covering of keratin, the material in our nails. When that covering survives, it helps reveal what the armor really looked like.
The plates in a skeleton do not always show their full original size, because they could have a covering of keratin, the material in our nails. When that covering survives, it helps reveal what the armor really looked like.
Fossil discoveries
Selected fossil records · present-day map
Map references
Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: linked collections and publications.A note on the science
The remains were found in the Judith River Formation in Montana, USA. The preserved skull and tail allow many parts of one individual to be connected and reconstructed in considerable detail.
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