(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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Orange Zone

Explore the Wildlife Garden and go behind the scenes of the Darwin Centre in the Orange Zone .

To visit the Darwin Centre you need to book an Explore tour.

  • Azure damselfly on a leaf
    Wildlife Garden

    This lush haven in the heart of London is home to thousands of British plant and animal species. It is open between 1 April and 31 October.

  • Darwin Centre seen from the Museum's Wildlife Garden
    Darwin Centre

    Our world-class storage for collections, plus laboratories and behind-the-scenes tours.

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