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Preparation of Zuul crurivastator


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Zuul crurivastator is a genus of herbivorous ankylosaurine dinosaur from the Campanian, Judith River Formation of Montana that was described earlier this year.  The name Zuul was inspired by the monster Zuul in the movie Gostbusters.   Some images from the ROM that is ongoing in the preparation of this monster.

Took 8 weeks to dig up and will take 4 years to prepare.

 

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3D Skull

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That is pretty neat! I especially like the bony eyelid. Do any other dinosaurs have them?

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Yes they have sclerotic rings like you see in the photo which I'm familiar with.  Never seen Zuul's type.

However, as a general rule nocturnal animals tend to have wide sclerotic rings with a very large aperture in the middle relative to eye size. Velociraptor had one of the widest suggesting it was nocturnal.

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Is this the same specimen that ROM pulled out of the Coal Ridge Member of the Judith Formation in Montana?  I thought there was supposed to be quite a bit of soft tissue preservation with this one.

 

Here's a link to THAT article: Arbour, V.M. 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. R.Soc. open sci. 4:161086.

 

BTW...you've got to LOVE the creativity that is being used on dinosaur names these days!  For example:

 

Zuul crurivastator  (ankylosaurid) from 'Ghostbusters'

'Crichtonsaurus' benxiensis  (ankylosaurid) from the name of the author Michael Crichton who wrote, among other things, 'Jurassic Park' and 'The Lost World'

Dracorex hogwarstia (pachycephalosaurid) from the Harry Potter series

Bambiraptor feinbergi (dromaeosaurid) from the Disney Movie 'Bambi'

 

I'm sure there are lots of others but I can't think of any right now.  I'm waiting for one named after my favorite movie monster...the inimitable Godzilla!

 

 

-Joe

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Yes to both your questions

 

Using Spectroscopy in search of soft tissue in samples like this and having success

 

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Check out the keratin sheath on this tail spike

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I want to grow up to be a paleontologist!

Thanks for posting these images. Awesome in every sense.

Start the day with a smile and get it over with.

 

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1 hour ago, Fruitbat said:

Peat...I'm not either...but you have to admit that they're amusing!

 

Like using Arfia as the generic name for a dog-like creodont!

 

-Joe

 

 

They definitely raise eyebrows!

 

Here's another bad example (although not a species name):  Acidic, slimy, stalactite-like biofilms found in caves are being called "snotites".  Corresponding biofilms on the cave floor are termed "phlegmites" :headscratch:ugh...

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and I thought 100 hours was a lot for one project.  4  Years!  wow.   A super interesting thread.  Thanks Troodon.

 

RB

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3 hours ago, FossilDAWG said:

Strange looking guitar that guy is playing.

 

Don

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Yeah, and not very good at playing I guess judging by the woman who’s just about to lob a case at his head!

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Have not seen much new work on Zuul other than prep continues and these images show prep beginning on the neck armour.  A very slow process.

 

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Tail Club

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Preparation is indeed a slow and tedious process yet quite rewarding for the preparator. I thoroughly enjoy watching a specimen slowly come out of the rock after millions of years in hiding. Thanks for sharing this thread @Troodon

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On 1/20/2018 at 6:45 AM, Ptychodus04 said:

Preparation is indeed a slow and tedious process yet quite rewarding for the preparator. I thoroughly enjoy watching a specimen slowly come out of the rock after millions of years in hiding. Thanks for sharing this thread @Troodon

Thanks.  Definitely is a very slow process and if rushed can destroy what your after.

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