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Life restorations are artistic reconstructions based on fossil evidence; true coloration and soft-tissue details remain uncertain.
Baryonyx
Baryonyx walkeri (Baryonyx · Baryonyx)
Known only from fossils. The IUCN Red List assesses only species extant since 1500 CE, so fossil taxa are not assigned a category.
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 Its estimated body length of 10 m is similar to the length of a city bus (Comparison).
- 💡 Its claw length of about 31 cm is slightly longer than a 30 cm ruler (Comparison).
Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.
Site-computed relative index from recorded values; not a formal scientific metric.
📖 1. Overview
Baryonyx walkeri is a carnivorous dinosaur that lived in Europe about 125 million years ago, and its genus name Baryonyx means 'heavy claw'.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
Its jaws were long like those of a crocodile, and the large claw thought to have been on its thumb was about 31 cm long.
🔍 3. Fossil Record & Paleoecology
It is said to have eaten fish and Iguanodon as well as carrion. It may have crouched on riverbanks or waded into shallow water to hook fish with its claws.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
No direct record connecting this species to Korea has been found.
📚 Sources & References
- • Fossil taxon — the IUCN Red List assesses only species living or extinct since 1500
- • paleobiodb.org — basicTaxonInfo
- • wikidata.org — Q20717130
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:Baryonyx walkeri mount NMNS.jpg
- • nhm.ac.uk — baryonyx.html
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — Ivan Iofrida · CC BY 4.0
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.