Could Baryonyx Survive the Everglades? - Survival Analysis & Speculative Evolution

In this episode, we travel into the warm, winding waters of the Florida Everglades to explore the evolution of a creature that should never have survived past the Cretaceous. Today, we ask the question: Could Baryonyx survive the Everglades?

Baryonyx was a semi-aquatic predator of ancient river systems, built for fishing and stalking the shallows. But the modern Everglades is an incredibly dynamic ecosystem: warm, brackish, predator-filled, and shaped by seasonal floods, shifting prey availability, and dense vegetation. Could a dinosaur built for the Cretaceous thrive here? And if so, what challenges would it face — and what adaptations might natural selection favor to help it survive?

We’ll explore how the Everglades’ habitat, prey species, competition, and habitat structure might shape a modern Baryonyx, and what evolutionary paths it could follow to carve out a niche in today’s world.

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📚 Sources & Credits
• Vintage Paper Background – Freepik: “Designed by Freepik” www.freepik.com
• Prehistoric Music – Primeval Basin, by Fantasy & World Music by the Fiechters
• National Geographic
• Seagrass Beds: Prairies of the Sea – The Marine Diaries
• Amazing Places on Our Planet

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