(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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Extinction: Not the End of the World?

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Watch the video to get a glimpse inside the exhibition.

This highly topical exhibition takes us beyond dodos and dinosaurs to explore the crucial role extinction can play in the evolution of life.

Extinction: Not the End of the World?
8 February - 8 September 2013
Jerwood Gallery, Blue Zone (near Dinosaurs gallery exit)

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Follow the BBC's report on extinction, from science editor David Stukman, broadcast on 25 March 2013.