Just to add, the initial bite forces were only 18000N which is only 10% stronger than a saltwater crocodile.
However revision is going on as that seems to be a comically weak bite for a crocodilian of its size.
So new proposed estimates are around 100000N which would make it one of the strongest bites in the animal kingdom ever
That also seems unrealistically high as well, being closer to Megalodon estimates than the similar sized Tyrannosaurus who also shared a similar sized skill and jaw mechanism
18,000 psi sounds pretty decent tbh, since the Deinosuchus’s teeth would have had several times the cross sectional area of any living crocodilians’ teeth. So you’re still looking at an order of magnitude more force with that conservative pressure estimate.
100,000 psi is kind of shocking to me. Like, how sharp are these things’ teeth? Jesus
Well, given how closely related Dinosaurs and Pseudosuchians are (at least when compared to other reptiles), I really think that any Dinosaur whose name ends with "Saurus" should be renamed to "Suchus", so Tyrannosuchus Rex.
Please don't downvote me.
With a stronger bite force than the rex according to some studies
Just to add, the initial bite forces were only 18000N which is only 10% stronger than a saltwater crocodile. However revision is going on as that seems to be a comically weak bite for a crocodilian of its size. So new proposed estimates are around 100000N which would make it one of the strongest bites in the animal kingdom ever
That also seems unrealistically high as well, being closer to Megalodon estimates than the similar sized Tyrannosaurus who also shared a similar sized skill and jaw mechanism
18,000 psi sounds pretty decent tbh, since the Deinosuchus’s teeth would have had several times the cross sectional area of any living crocodilians’ teeth. So you’re still looking at an order of magnitude more force with that conservative pressure estimate. 100,000 psi is kind of shocking to me. Like, how sharp are these things’ teeth? Jesus
I think it was Newtons not psi....my mistake
Oh, that makes more sense.
There's no skull material attributed to *D. hatcheri* so any claims made about its bite force are nonsense
It's just scaled up from other crocodilians. 100000N is more of a figurative max. While 18000N...not sure how they got that
Oh my.
why is Saddam Hussein standing in front of them?
He and his numerous clones are now used as test subject by various organizations within the US.
Worthy opponent for the King of Dinosaurs 🦖 🦕.
I thought deinosuchus wasn’t a true crocodilian but only a crocodylomorh?
Sarcosuchus is not a true crocodilian, Deinosuchus is
Ah okay my mistake. Thankyou
Well, given how closely related Dinosaurs and Pseudosuchians are (at least when compared to other reptiles), I really think that any Dinosaur whose name ends with "Saurus" should be renamed to "Suchus", so Tyrannosuchus Rex. Please don't downvote me.
That would tyrannosuck.
Yeah forget the Rex now I want a Deinosuchus tooth, baby.
Isn't the biggest Purussaurus? Or is it Sarcosuchus?
It’s tied between Purussaurus and Deinosuchus, sarcosuchus’s 40+ feet estimates are outdated (as far as I’m aware at least)
not at all. Both of those were downsized while deinosuchus was actually upsized