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No, the title isn't clickbait. T.rex probably had the most powerful bite of any animal known.
Now, you may be thinking "But sss, it was already estimated that T.rex had a bite force of 35-57 kN, which is no where near as powerful as the largest megatooth sharks or pliosaur bite forces.", and you would be wrong. Take a look.
rsbl.royalsocietypublishing.or…
"Bite mechanics and feeding behaviour in Tyrannosaurus rex are controversial. Some contend that a modest bite mechanically limited T. rex to scavenging, while others argue that high bite forces facilitated a predatory mode of life. We use dynamic musculoskeletal models to simulate maximal biting in T. rex. Models predict that adult T. rex generated sustained bite forces of 35 000–57 000 N at a single posterior tooth, by far the highest bite forces estimated for any terrestrial animal. "
Ahem
"Models predict that adult T. rex generated sustained bite forces of 35 000–57 000 N at a single posterior tooth, by far the highest bite forces estimated for any terrestrial animal. "
So that means Stan, the T.rex used in the study, had a peak bite force of up to 161 kN (46 x 3.5 = 161), which is much more powerful than the peak bite forces of the massive mega tooth sharks or the largest pliosaurs. Like all peak bite forces though, the force diminishes to 1/3.5 of its original power a few seconds after the first bite.
The scary part is that Stan is not the largest rex (you should all probably know that by now). If we were to calculate the bite power of Sue, the largest Tyrannosaurus rex, we would get this.
(8.4/6.85)^.666666666666666666 = 1.146
1.146 x 46000 = 52716
Sue had a sustained bite force of about 52.7 kN, which would suggest a peak bite force of 184.5 kN, which blows all the other competitors of biting out of the water (except for maybe Purussaurus but we aren't sure on its size, which in turns makes us unsure on its bite force).
So there you have. T.rex had the most powerful bite of any animal yet known, and that makes it the "king of "muh bite force"".
Now, you may be thinking "But sss, it was already estimated that T.rex had a bite force of 35-57 kN, which is no where near as powerful as the largest megatooth sharks or pliosaur bite forces.", and you would be wrong. Take a look.
rsbl.royalsocietypublishing.or…
"Bite mechanics and feeding behaviour in Tyrannosaurus rex are controversial. Some contend that a modest bite mechanically limited T. rex to scavenging, while others argue that high bite forces facilitated a predatory mode of life. We use dynamic musculoskeletal models to simulate maximal biting in T. rex. Models predict that adult T. rex generated sustained bite forces of 35 000–57 000 N at a single posterior tooth, by far the highest bite forces estimated for any terrestrial animal. "
Ahem
"Models predict that adult T. rex generated sustained bite forces of 35 000–57 000 N at a single posterior tooth, by far the highest bite forces estimated for any terrestrial animal. "
So that means Stan, the T.rex used in the study, had a peak bite force of up to 161 kN (46 x 3.5 = 161), which is much more powerful than the peak bite forces of the massive mega tooth sharks or the largest pliosaurs. Like all peak bite forces though, the force diminishes to 1/3.5 of its original power a few seconds after the first bite.
The scary part is that Stan is not the largest rex (you should all probably know that by now). If we were to calculate the bite power of Sue, the largest Tyrannosaurus rex, we would get this.
(8.4/6.85)^.666666666666666666 = 1.146
1.146 x 46000 = 52716
Sue had a sustained bite force of about 52.7 kN, which would suggest a peak bite force of 184.5 kN, which blows all the other competitors of biting out of the water (except for maybe Purussaurus but we aren't sure on its size, which in turns makes us unsure on its bite force).
So there you have. T.rex had the most powerful bite of any animal yet known, and that makes it the "king of "muh bite force"".
A Note on Man's Arrogance.
Hello everyone.
So, as you all know, I've been doing a Godzilla fanfic for quite a while now, and it's been progressing quite rapidly.
However, after going through the story more in my head, I've been noticing a lot of things that didn't line up and realized that the direction my story was heading wasn't exactly what I had anticipated.
Which is why, after some time to think and consult with a few people, I've decided to reboot Man's Arrogance.
Before going any further, I might as well post why I've decided to reboot the series.
1. Villain Setup: For those of you who read the Greenland Clash, you'll know that the big bad for "Phase 1" of
Death From Above: The Ecology of Giant Azhdarchids
Giant azhdarchids are awesome. The end.
If you want the whole story though, then you're going to have to read the rest of this post.
For those of you who are new to paleontology, azhdarchids are a group of pterosaurs that lived through the entirety of the Cretaceous period, and some members of the group are considered to be the largest creatures to have ever achieved powered flight, with wingspans of up to 10 meters, body masses which may have exceeded 250 kg, and heads that could reach 3 meters in length. In today's post, I would like to focus on the giant members of the family. How did such giant creatures find food, and what was their
Gorgonopsids had Giant, Bony Eyebrows.
Happy April Fools day!
Also, that title is actually serious. There really were gorgonopsians with kerationious bossess and other weird osteological correlates. Just search up Clelandina and you'll know what I mean.
The Mighty Marsupial Lion
"the fellest and most destructive of predatory beasts."
~Richard Owen, 1859
Those were the words of Richard Owen when he first described Thylacoleo carnifex more commonly called the Marsupial Lion. No one had ever seen something like it, its bizarre anatomy stupefied many a paleontologist. Many were baffled as to what it ate and how it functioned. Some said it would have eaten meat and was suggested to be anywhere from an egg-eater to a super-predator. Others thought its dentition was closer to a herbivore and suggested it ate plants. It would not be until more than a century later that scientists would better understand this animal.
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I was actually expecting Livyatan here...
Did not see this one coming.
How do actually know the peak biteforce is 3x sustained biteforce? Is that a standard rule?
Did not see this one coming.
How do actually know the peak biteforce is 3x sustained biteforce? Is that a standard rule?