Genus: Baryonyx CHARIG & MILNER, 1986
Etymology: Greek, barys “heavy, strong”, and onyx “talon, claw”, Heavy claw.

Species: tenerensis (SERENO, BECK, DUTHEIL, GADO, LARSSON, LYON, MARCOT, RAUHUT, SADLEIR, SIDOR VARRICCHIO, WILSON & WILSON, 1998) SUES, FREY, MARTILL & SCOTT, 2002
Etymology: In reference to the Tenere desert.

= Suchomimus tenerensis SERENO, BECK, DUTHEIL, GADO, LARSSON, LYON, MARCOT, RAUHUT, SADLEIR, SIDOR VARRICCHIO, WILSON & WILSON, 1998)

Holotype: Musee National du Niger, Niamey, Republic of Niger, MNN GDF500

Locality: Tenere Desert, Gadoufaoua, Central Niger.

Horizon: Tegama Group, Elrhaz Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Aptian Stage, Middle Gallic Subepoch, Upper Early Cretaceous Epoch, Early Cretaceous.

Referred material:

GAD 513: Partially articulated skeleton.
Note: Furcula (LIPKIN & SERENO, 2002, LIPKIN, SERENO & HORNER, 2007).