Baryonyx
Baryonyx
PrehistoricPhoto: Ghedoghedo · CC BY-SA 4.0
DinosaurExtinctcarnivore
Baryonyx was a fish-eating dinosaur with a massive claw on each hand, roaming what is now England and Spain over 125 million years ago. Its name means 'heavy claw,' a nod to its most striking feature. One of the best-preserved theropod skeletons from the UK belongs to this genus.
- Its first fossil was found in 1983 by an amateur collector in Surrey, England.
- The dinosaur's name honors both its large claw and its discoverer, William Walker.
- Baryonyx remains are among the most complete theropod skeletons found in the UK.
WetlandEurope
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- Classification
- Dinosaur
- Scientific name
- Baryonyx
- Habitat
- Wetland
- Regions in this directory
- Europe
- Diet
- carnivore
- Relative size
- large