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Baryonyx

TYPE SPECIES: B. walkeri, Charig & Milner, 1987
OTHER SPECIES: none known
SYNONYMS: none
CLASSIFICATION:
Ornithodira
Dinosauria
Saurischia
Theropoda
Tetanurae
Spinosauria
LENGTH: 12 meters (39 feet)
TIME PERIOD: Barremian (Mid-Cretaceous)
LOCATION: England
ABOUT: Baryonyx was very different from most other theropods, because of the large forelimbs, straight neck, and large number of unserrated teeth. Baryonyx was probably partly piscivorous (fish-eating) because fish scales have been found in it's belly.
Baryonyx walkeri on all fours. Drawing © Chandler Gibbons 2000.