(Claw of Baryonyx walkeri) Baryonyx means 'heavy claw'. Unusually for a carnivorous dinosaur we know it ate fish as scientists have found fish scales and teeth with its fossil where its stomach would have been.

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Darwin Centre

Home to our scientists as well as our vast collection of bottled specimens, the Darwin Centre will offer you the chance to take a peek into the world of cutting-edge natural science research.

The Darwin Centre atrium

From September 2009 Museum visitors and scientists will share the excitement of exploring, studying and preserving the natural world in the second phase of the Darwin Centre. The new 8-storey, £78 million landmark building completes the Darwin Centre expansion, which is the most significant development at the Museum since it moved to South Kensington in 1881.

Find out about the new Darwin Centre.

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