(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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Special displays

Don't miss out on our special displays on your Museum visit

Our special display cases house unusual or extraordinary specimens and information about topical themes such as early human origins and archaeological discoveries. The special display cases are in Dinosaur Way in the Blue Zone.

In the Central Hall you can make our much-loved Diplodocus skeleton light up in different colours by donating to our I Love Dippy appeal by text or at the nearby kiosk.

  • a. sediba skull cast
    Sediba skull cast

    Come face to face with the remarkable Australopithecus sediba skull cast from the most complete early human skeleton found. It has given more clues about the origins of humans.

  • Darwin's pet tortoise
    Darwin's pet tortoise

    Charles Darwin's pet tortoise, collected on the Beagle voyage, was long thought to be lost but has in fact been hidden in plain sight at the Museum for more than 170 years. Find out how.

  • Light up Dippy
    Light up Dippy

    Find out how to light up our iconic Diplodocus skeleton in the Central Hall and help us revitalise the Central Hall and its specimens.

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