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Baryonyx

Notes

You can see this dinosaur in the Museum.

Information

The mouth shape of this dinosaur was very similar to that of a crocodile, and it had a large claw, about 31cm long, probably on its thumb. Baryonyx may have crouched on river banks or waded into shallow water to hook fish with its claws. It was also a scavenger.

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Fact file

Pronounced

bah-ree-ON-icks

Meaning of name

heavy claw

Length

  10m

Height

  4m

Weight

2000kg

Teeth

sharp, finely serrated teeth

Diet

carnivorous

Food

fish, Iguanodon

How it moved

on 2 legs

When it lived

Early Cretaceous
(125  million years ago)

Found in

England, United Kingdom, Spain

Taxonomic details