Baryonyx Facts

Baryonyx was a dinosaur that lived in what is now England, during the early Cretaceous period, about 130-125 million years ago. It was part of the Spinosauridae family, which included other large carnivorous dinosaurs like Spinosaurus and Suchomimus.

It is thought Baryonyx lived in warm, swampy environments near the coast where they would hunt fish, reptiles and other dinosaurs.

Baryonyx was quite a large dinosaur, measuring around 10 meters in length and 2.3 meters at the hip. It weighed in the region of 2 tons.

Baryonyx was an omnivorous dinosaur, it evolved large curved claws which were perfect for catching fish making them a prominent part of the Baryonyxs diet. Its long narrow snout had also evolved for catching fish, it was long and thin and contained many sharp serrated teeth, which were perfect for tearing apart its prey.

Baryonyx is known for being one of the earliest known dinosaurs to have lived near water, its often thought to have spent the majority of its time living in the water where it could hunt aquatic life.