Classification
Dinosauria
Unranked clade
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Theropoda
Unranked clade
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Neotheropoda
Unranked clade
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Averostra
Unranked clade
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Tetanurae
Unranked clade
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Megalosauroidea
Superfamily
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Spinosauridae
Family
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Baryonychinae
Subfamily
Fossil sites 50 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
Geological formations
Temporal distribution
Cenomanian
(100.5–93.9 Ma)
1
Albian
(113.2–100.5 Ma)
4
Aptian
(121.4–113.2 Ma)
3
Barremian
(125.77–121.4 Ma)
26
Hauterivian
(132.6–125.77 Ma)
12
Valanginian
(137.05–132.6 Ma)
3
Berriasian
(143.1–137.05 Ma)
1
Synonyms (5)
Cristatusaurus
nomen dubium Baryonychinae
Cristatusaurus lapparenti
nomen dubium, species not entered Baryonychinae
Suchosaurus
nomen dubium Baryonychinae
Suchosaurus cultridens
nomen dubium, species not entered Baryonychinae
Suchosaurus girardi
nomen dubium, species not entered Baryonychinae
Bibliography
Original description
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