Baryonyx

Baryonyx walkeri

A massive thumb claw roughly 31 centimeters long gives Baryonyx walkeri its name, which means heavy claw. This spinosaurid stretched about 7.5 meters and near 1,700 kilograms, with a long, narrow, crocodile-like snout lined with conical teeth well suited to gripping slippery prey. Fish scales preserved in its stomach region confirm a substantially piscivorous diet, unusual among large theropods. It lived during the Early Cretaceous, roughly 145 to 100 million years ago. Alan Charig and Angela Milner described it in 1983 from a specimen found in Surrey, England, and it provided some of the first firm evidence that certain large predatory dinosaurs specialized in catching fish.

Género de terópodos piscívoros del Cretácico temprano de Gran Bretaña

Descripción

Medida Valor Escala humana
Longitud 7.5 m roughly the length of a large SUV
Peso 2.5 m
Peso 1.7 t comparable to 1.7 small cars

Dieta y alimentación

Piscivore

Baryonyx era un dinosaurio piscívoro. Los piscívoros vivían típicamente cerca de fuentes de agua y tenían adaptaciones especializadas como hocicos alargados y dientes cónicos para capturar peces.

Período

Cretaceous Early Mesozoic Era

millones de años

El Cretácico vio la continua evolución de los dinosaurios con el surgimiento de ornitópodos y primeros ceratopsios. Las plantas con flores aparecieron por primera vez y comenzaron a transformar los ecosistemas terrestres. Espinosaurio y otros grandes terópodos vivieron durante este …

Lugar de descubrimiento

Nombrado por Alan Charig & Angela Milner
Año de descubrimiento 1983
Lugar de descubrimiento Surrey, England

Clasificación

Dinosauria Saurischia Theropoda Spinosauridae Baryonyx

Lagartos espinosos

Grandes terópodos con hocicos alargados y dientes cónicos adaptados para capturar peces. Spinosaurus es el dinosaurio depredador más grande conocido, estimado entre 15 y 18 metros de longitud.

Más comparaciones

Con 7,5 metros de longitud y 1700,0 kg, Baryonyx era roughly the length of a large SUV y comparable to 1.7 small cars.

Inicio rápido

Clasificación Spinosauridae
Período geológico Cretaceous Early
Dieta Piscivore
Tamaño 7.5m long, 2.5m tall, 1.7t

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Preguntas frecuentes

When did Baryonyx live?
Baryonyx lived during the Cretaceous Early period (Mesozoic Era, 145.0–100.5 million years ago).
What did Baryonyx eat?
Baryonyx was a piscivore.
How big was Baryonyx?
Baryonyx was approximately 7.5 meters long, 2.5 meters tall, weighed around 1.7 tonnes.
When was Baryonyx discovered?
Baryonyx was first described in 1983 by Alan Charig & Angela Milner, with fossils found in Surrey, England.
What type of dinosaur was Baryonyx?
Baryonyx belonged to the Spinosauridae group, which is part of the larger Theropoda clade.
Where were Baryonyx fossils found?
Fossils of Baryonyx were found in Surrey, England.
What is the scientific name of Baryonyx?
The scientific name of Baryonyx is Baryonyx walkeri.

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