Baryonyx

Baryonyx

Description

Baryonyx, 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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• Pronounced: bah-ree-ON-icks
• Meaning of name: heavy claw
• Length: 10m
• 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
  

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Taxonomic details

• Taxonomy Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Neotherapoda, Tetanurae, Spinosauroidea, Spinosauridae, Baryonychinae, Baryonyx
• Named by Charig and Milner (1987)
• Type species walkeri