Baryonyx a Smaller, Piscivore, and Early Spinosaur coloring page

 This is my free coloring pages blog. 

I have drawn all these drawings except a few done my a grandniece and grandnephew.

I am Robin Lyman, a retired Science teacher. 

Today's new drawing is of a type of sailless Spinosaur 

called Baryonyx.

Baryonyx with Chick

(new drawing)

Baryonyx was a smaller type of Spinosaur.  Like its larger and more well-known cousin, Spinosaurus, Baryonyx was a fish-eating dinosaur or piscivore.  Though smaller than Spinosaurus, it was not exactly tiny.  Baryonyx was around 30 feet or 9 meters long.  It lived in what is now the United Kingdom.  Baryonyx was the first piscivore dinosaur ever discovered.  Its Genus name refers to the huge "index finger" claw on each hand.  It is thought that the large claws were used to fillet fish before eating.  

It lived in the Early Cretaceous Period around 130-125 million years ago.  It is thought by some that perhaps Theropod dinosaurs carried their offspring in their mouth like crocodilians do.  It is amazing to think of such large predatory animals being gentle parents but the evidence indicates that they were. 

Since many modern animals have camouflage patterns and/or unique markings, it is reasonable to assume that dinosaurs had similar unique characteristics.  Hence the patterns on the skin/scales of these dinosaur drawings.

NOTE:  This new drawing is found by clicking on the button labeled "Paleontology."  Then scroll down to the bottom of the Cenozoic Era part of the list.  New drawings are found at the bottom of the list. Below is another drawing that was done previously of Baryonyx.  Its printable version is found further up the Paleontology list. 

Baryonyx the Spinosaur