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[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Bite pressure would be a more interesting comparison IMO. Of course a Trex is gonna have a massive bite force because it's dominated by size.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It's also got some trick jaws, it's not 100% from size alone. Like dunkleosteus, which had a novel jaw that amplified the force.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Fair enough, from my very limited research (Chicago museum has an exhibit about this exact thing), some animals use a 4-bar linkage to maximize force. I think Trex was among them.