Baryonyx

## General

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**Baryonyx** is a Spinosaur, a member of the same group as the northern African dinosaurs Spinosaurus and Suchomimus. Baryonyx was smaller than these relatives but was still a big predator. It was 9.5 meters (31.2 feet) long and 2.5 meters (8.25 feet) high at the hips. Although studies in the fossils of Baryonyx, indicate that it had not yet reached its adult stage, so it could be larger, also another study found that there were vertebrae a little larger than others, which would indicate a possible candle or hump in the adult specimen.

It had a long, narrow snout filled with teeth that were cone-shaped - a real difference from the blade-shaped teeth of typical meat-eating dinosaurs.

Because of the shape of its snout and teeth (both of which are similar to those of modern crocodiles and alligators), some paleontologists think that Baryonyx ate lots of fish. Others, however, think it ate other dinosaurs. In fact, both ideas are supported by the original Baryonyx specimen from Surrey, England. In the guts of this dinosaur, paleontologists found the partially digested scales of large fish as well as the partially digested bones of a young Iguanodon. This strongly supports the idea that Baryonyx ate both fish and dinosaurs.

## Description

*Baryonyx* is most notable for its long yet broad crocodilian snout, with a small notch on the upper jaw. The hands have two large claws on them, with a larger sickle shaped claws on each hand. *Baryonyx* has crocodilian odostrums running down it's back, with crocodilian-like scales covering the underside. The top of the head, back, tail, and legs are black, with blue spots on the body and around the eyes. The body is brown, with a lighter underbelly. The InGen's Baryonyx are lacked in the triangular crest on the top of their head.

## Behavior

*Baryonyx* are aggressive creatures, when stuck in a room filling with lava they have been known to attack humans, although this may have been due to it being panicked by the surrounding danger. They have been known to live in caves and sewers, likely as a way of avoiding larger predators. *Baryonyx* are known to communicate through jaw clapping and splashing in the water, similar to crocodiles.

## History

### Jurassic Park

Five *Baryonyx* were created on Isla Sorna before being released into the wild when hurricane Clarissa hit the island.  It is unknown what happened to this population as none were seen during the 1997 or 2001 Incidents, but if any survived, they would of been moved to Isla Nublar for Jurassic World.

### Jurassic World

There the *Baryonyx* shared it's habitat with *Suchomimus*, *Metriacanthosaurus*, and multiple herbivore species in the Cretaceous Cruise.
This came to an end when the Indominus rex broke out of containment and caused the December Incident, which closed down the park.

### Post Jurassic World

The *Baryonyx* populations have remained consistent throughout the three-year time span Isla Nublar was abandoned. This changed when Mount Sibo threatened to erupt. During the operation to capture dinosaurs, one *Baryonyx* was scared into a service tunnel by lava, which then began to fill the tunnel and control room where Claire Dearing and Franklin Web had been locked in.

     The animal went on a panic stricken rampage attempting to kill the humans, but was locked in the bunker where it's status was left unknown. After Mt. Sibo destroyed most life on the island, at least three made it out on the Arcadia. One *Baryonyx* was sold while the other two was later very briefly seen escaping the Lockwood Manor in a stampede with other dinosaurs.

It’s unknown if any embryos are sold, however it is likely.

## Status

This dinosaur is endangered due too only three known individuals being confirmed alive, one is in a different area, meaning the species may go extinct yet again soon, if the ones that escaped don’t breed at least.

## References

1. ↑ Jurassic Park
2. ↑ What Killed the Gene Guard Act
3. ↑ http://islanublar.jurassicworld.com/dinosaurs/baryonyx/
4. ↑ Jurassic World
5. ↑  Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom