"heavy claw"
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Baryonyx "heavy claw" |
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Baryonyx Charig &
Milner, 1987
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Animalia Vertebrata Tetrapoda Sauropsida Archosauromorpha Ornithodira Dinosauria Theropoda Tetanurae Spinosauria |
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| LENGTH: ?12 m; 9.5 m (subadult) | MASS: 1.5 tonnes to 2 tonnes (subadult) |
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see also: Ages of the Mesozoic
see also: Paleo-Maps
see also: Anatomy
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Baryonyx possessed a number of characteristics that set it apart from other theropods. The skull and (numerous) teeth were rather crocodile-like. Unlike most dinosaurs, the neck lacked a strong S-curve. There was a foot-long claw (for which the genus is named) on each hand. A piscivorous (fish-eating) lifestyle has been suggested for this 30-foot long predator, since fish teeth (Lepidotes) and imprints of fish scales have been found in its belly. |
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KASSIM JADI J.R.
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Baryonyx walkeri | |
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Avid Anglers: A Baryonyx walkeri pair eye bass. | |
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| SHIRAISHI
MINEO
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head of Baryonyx walkeri, with skull | |
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A Baryonyx walkeri feasts on fish by night while a lurking crocodylian looks on. | |
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MINEO
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strange carnivore Baryonyx walkeri | (This animal only had three manual digits.) |
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MICHAEL KEESEY
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Baryonyx walkeri captures a fish. | |
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| JULIUS
CSOTONYI
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sundry theropods I. Alvarezsaurus calvoi II. Coelophysis bauri III. Baryonyx walkeri IV. Oviraptor philoceratops V. Aublysodon mirandis VI. Anserimimus planinychus VII. Avimimus portentosus VIII. Compsognathus longipes IX. Carnotaurus sastrei X. Ceratosaurus nasicornis | (These are not to the same scale. Alvarezsaurus may have been a bird, and therefore feathered.) |
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