Dinosauria › Reptilia › Theropoda › Spinosauridae
Baryonyx
Baryonyx walkeri Charig and Milner 1986
Early Cretaceous (Barremian) · 125.8–121.4 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Overview
Baryonyx walkeri is a theropod dinosaur known from the Early Cretaceous, roughly 125.8–121.4 million years ago. It was a carnivore. It was named by Charig and Milner 1986. The species is represented by 2 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~8%
fragmentary record
Confirmed
Inferred
Based on 2 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Baryonyx sits in deep time
Baryonyx
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Baryonyx's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology.