Baryonyx
Baryonyx
- Pronunciation:
- bah-ree-ON-icks
- Name meaning:
- 'heavy claw'
- Type of dinosaur:
- large theropod
- Length:
- 10.0m
- Weight:
- 2000kg
- Diet:
- carnivorous
- Teeth:
- sharp, finely serrated teeth
- Food:
- fish, Iguanodon
- How it moved:
- on 2 legs
- When it lived:
- Early Cretaceous, 125 million years ago
- Found in:
- England, Spain, United Kingdom
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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Taxonomic details
- Taxonomy:
- Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Spinosauridae, Baryonychinae
- Named by:
- Charig and Milner (1987)
- Type species:
- walkeri
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