"Heavy claw"

Baryonyx

Early Cretaceous · 130–125 MyaPiscivoreEngland, Spain

Discovered by an amateur fossil hunter in a Surrey clay pit, Baryonyx was the first clear evidence of a fish-eating dinosaur — its stomach contents included half-digested fish scales and, for variety, a young Iguanodon.

Length
9 m
Height
2.7 m
Weight
1,900 kg
Top speed
30 km/h

Field notes

  • Its 31 cm hand claw gave it the name "heavy claw".
  • Fossilized fish scales were found in its stomach.
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