Baryonyx
Cretaceous Period Piscivore Creature Type
Baryonyx walkeri
Scientific Name: "heavy claw"
Local Name: Baryonyx
πCretaceous Period
πPiscivore
Physical Characteristics
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Size7.5~10m
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Weight1200~2000kg
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Height2.5m
Discovery
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Discovery Year1986Year
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DiscovererAlan J. Charig & Angela C. Milner
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Discovery LocationSurrey, England

Varionix was a dinosaur of the Spinosauridae family that lived in Europe during the Early Cretaceous (about 130-125 million years ago). The name comes from the huge claw (about 31 cm) on the first finger, which would have been used to hunt fish. Like spinosaurs, it had a diet of fish, and its long, crocodile-like snout and 96 conical teeth were optimized for capturing fish. Fish scales and juvenile iguanodon bones were found in the stomach contents, suggesting that it also consumed other prey opportunistically.
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