(Claw of Baryonyx walkeri) Baryonyx means 'heavy claw'. Unusually for a carnivorous dinosaur we know it ate fish as scientists have found fish scales and teeth with its fossil where its stomach would have been.

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Treasures

22 extraordinary objects, one special gallery

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Watch the audio slideshow to uncover some of the extraordinary objects and specimens on display in the Museum's beautifully-designed new gallery, Treasures.

Each of the 22 exhibits tells a remarkable story and has been chosen for its scientific, historical, aesthetic and cultural importance.

Treasures is a free permanent exhibition. It is located in the newly-named Cadogan Gallery (formerly Tree gallery) in the Green Zone's Central Hall on the upper mezzanine floor.

Blaschka radiolarian

See the beautiful and delicate Blaschka glass model of a radiolarian new on display in the gallery.