The ObserverDinosaurs This article is more than 15 years oldDinosaur directory: Baryonyx
This article is more than 15 years oldHow to say it bah-ree-on-icks
What it means "heavy claw"
Named by Charig and Milner (1986)
Where found England, Spain
Length up to 10m
Height 4m
Weight 2 tonnes
How it moved on two legs
Teeth sharp, finely serrated teeth
Type of feeder carnivorous
Food fish, Iguanodon
When it lived 128m years ago (Early Cretaceous)
Dinosaur order saurischian (lizard-hipped)
Other info Baryonyx had a large claw, about 31 cm long, probably on its thumb. It may have crouched on river banks or waded into shallow water to hook fish with its claws. Its mouth shape is very similar to that of a crocodile, its claws similar to those of bears. Also a scavenger.
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