Baryonyx: quick facts
Discovered in southern England, Baronyx had a hugecurved claw over 12 inches (30-cm) in length on each hand. Its long narrow jaws were equipped with small pointed teeth, twice as many as a theropod wo
Period
Early Cretaceous
Diet
Carnivore
Length
30 feet (9.1 meters)
Weight
4,000 lbs (1,814 kg)
Reference background: Natural History Museum, London — Dinosaurs; Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History — Dinosaurs; American Museum of Natural History — Dinosaurs & Fossils. Figures are typical published ranges; taxonomy follows the source era and modern consensus is noted where it differs. See our sources & fact-check policy.