Baryonyx walkeri, National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Megalosauroidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Cladus: Avemetatarsalia
Cladus: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauriformes
Cladus: Dracohors
Cladus: Dinosauria
Ordo: Saurischia
Cladus: Eusaurischia
Subordo: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Cladus: Averostra
Cladus: Tetanurae
Superfamilia: †Megalosauroidea

Familia: †Spinosauridae
Subfamilia: †Baryonychinae
Genus: †Baryonyx
Species: †B. walkeri

Name edit

Baryonyx Charig & Milner, 1986

Type species: Baryonyx walkeri Charig & Milner, 1986

Etymology: from Ancient Greek βαρύς (barús, “heavy”) + ὄνυξ (ónux, “claw”). [Charig, A. J., Milner, A. C., 1986: page 1]

References edit

Primary references edit

Additional references edit

  • Mateus, O., Araújo, R., Natário, C. & Castanhinha, R. 2011. A new specimen of the theropod dinosaur Baryonyx from the early Cretaceous of Portugal and taxonomic validity of Suchosaurus. Zootaxa 2827: 54–68. Preview

Vernacular names edit

العربية: الباريونيكس، الديناصور ثقيل المخلب
日本語: バリオニクス
português: Bariônix
українська: Барионікс
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