Zuul

Named after Zuul, the monster from the film Ghostbusters

• Zuul · English (fictional name from Ghostbuster · the Gatekeeper of Gozer, a horned demon-dog from the 1984 film Ghostbusters

Zuul is named after the demon-like creature Zuul, the "Gatekeeper of Gozer" in the 1984 film Ghostbusters. The name was chosen because the animal's skull has prominent horns and a fierce, scowling look that resembled the film's monster. The type species, Zuul crurivastator, means "destroyer of shins", a reference to its heavy, spiked tail club, which could have smashed the legs of predators.

Named by

Arbour and Evans

Year named

2017

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stage

Campanian

Found in

Judith River Formation, Montana, USA

An ankylosaurid (armoured dinosaur). The type specimen is a nearly complete skeleton with skull and preserved tail club and soft-tissue armour impressions.