Aetonyx

Aetonyx (ay-ee-TOE-nix; “eagle claw”) is a name given to a type of saurischian dinosaur that lived during the Early Jurassic period, roughly 201 to 183 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in what is now South Africa. The name Aetonyx comes from Greek words: “aetos” meaning “eagle” and “onyx” meaning “claw,” referring to a […]

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