How strong is a Megalodons bite?

With a jaw estimated to measure about 9 x 11 feet, scientists have calculated that megalodon's bite force would be about 40,000 pounds per square inch. Compare that to Tyrannosaurus rex, which had a bite force of 12,000 pounds per square inch, and it's clear you've got a mighty bite on your hands.
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Does the megalodon have the strongest bite force?

Megalodon (aka the megatooth shark aka Carcharadon megalodon), was a monster that may have grown to 16 metres in length and had a maximum weight of anywhere from 50 to 100 tonnes. And according to Wroe's research, it had the most powerful bite of any animal.
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What animal has the strongest bite force to ever exist?

The most powerful bite of all time has been found — that of the prehistoric giant shark Megalodon, which makes that of T. rex look puny.
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What has a stronger bite than megalodon?

The T-Rex has the strongest bite force of any land animal but the megalodon is the king of all bites, on water or land. The Deinosuchus and Purussaurus are now extinct and are ancestors of caiman and alligators. Sharks and alligators both have incredible bite forces today and give insight on species of the past.
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Who has a stronger bite force T Rex or megalodon?

rex may have possessed the most powerful bite of any land animal, it apparently paled in comparison to that of prehistoric megalodon—literally "megatooth"—sharks, which may have grown to lengths of more than 50 feet (16 meters) and weighed up to 30 times more than the largest great white.
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Who would win titanoboa vs megalodon?

Titanoboa vs Megalodon: Speed and Movement

It's believed that the megalodon could swim at 11 mph and the Titanoboa could swim at about 10 mph. However, it's hard to say how fast creatures that large could swim, but these estimates favor the Megalodon. The Megalodon has a very slight advantage against the Titanoboa.
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What is the bite force of Godzilla?

Rigorous bite force tests haven't been done on Godzilla, but he could generate forces tens or hundreds of times greater than those calculated for T. rex. These are around 57,000 Newtons. That's over 900kg per square centimetre (12,000 pounds per square inch), enough to sever body parts and fracture bones.
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How strong is the T rex bite?

rex — about 35,000 newtons — or to the puny biting power of humans: 300 newtons. Previous bite force estimates for juvenile T. rexes — based on reconstruction of the jaw muscles or from mathematically scaling down the bite force of adult T.
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Which shark has the hardest bite?

A mako shark off the coast of New Zealand has delivered the most powerful bite of any shark ever physically measured, scientists say.
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How strong is a human bite?

Compared with other mammals (like dogs, bears and big cats), humans don't have the strongest bite, at 162 lbs per square inch. However, if the skin is broken, tendons and joints may be damaged.
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Did the megalodon have any predators?

Mature megalodons likely did not have any predators, but newly birthed and juvenile individuals may have been vulnerable to other large predatory sharks, such as great hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna mokarran), whose ranges and nurseries are thought to have overlapped with those of megalodon from the end of the Miocene and ...
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How much psi is a megalodon bite force?

With a jaw estimated to measure about 9 x 11 feet, scientists have calculated that megalodon's bite force would be about 40,000 pounds per square inch.
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How big is a megalodon tooth?

Megalodon teeth can be up to 7 inches long and were specialized for feeding on large, fleshy prey, such as whales and dolphins. So, Perez was ecstatic when fossil collector Gordon Hubbell donated a nearly complete set of teeth from the same megalodon shark to the Florida Museum in 2015, reducing the guesswork.
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Which shark is the strongest?

With its 300 sharp teeth, the great white has the most powerful bite of the animal world - 18,000 Newtons (1,835 kilograms force).
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Can a human bite a finger off?

A case is reported where a forefinger is 'amputated' by a human bite. This type of extreme biting injury is uncommon and probably represents tearing by the premolar teeth rather than a clean bite by incisor teeth.
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How strong is a lion bite?

At first blush, a lion's bite—which has been measured at a force of upwards of 650 pounds/square inch (psi)—might seem extremely powerful; after all, the average adult human bites with a force of about 150 psi, and anyone who's ever been on the wrong end of an angry toddler (and his or her considerably weaker jaws) ...
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Who wins shark or crocodile?

A great white shark may take more than one hit and a lot of biting to beat a crocodile, but eventually, the great white shark will win. Sharks species smaller than a great white easily lose to crocodiles. The shark is always the prey when crocodiles and small sharks fight in shallow waters.
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What's worse shark or crocodile?

Historically, crocodile attacks are 100 times deadlier than shark attacks—and far more frequent—ranging from harrowing individual confrontations to a mass attack on World War II soldiers. A crocodile's jaw crushes down on its victim with 3,700 pounds per square inch of force.
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Does a hippo or crocodile have a stronger bite?

Hippos V.S Crocodiles

The Saltwater Crocodile, and Nile crocodile both have larger bite forces than the hippopotamus, with a maximum of around 3,700 psi, though a bite force of up to 5,000 psi(~16,000 Newton's) could be possible in the largest crocodile specimens.
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How strong is an Orcas bite?

Based on captive orca incidents it's estimated that their bite power could exceed 19,000 PSI.
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How strong is a velociraptor bite?

Tseng employed a testing technique that was used in 2010 by researchers who measured the bite force of a much older and smaller dinosaur from the early Cretaceous: a Deinonychus, made famous under a different name -- Velociraptor -- in the 1993 movie Jurassic Park. Its bite force was between 4,000 and 8,000 newtons.
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How strong is a crocodile bite?

The "winners"—saltwater crocodiles—slammed their jaws shut with 3,700 pounds per square inch (psi), or 16,460 newtons, of bite force. By contrast, you might tear into a steak with 150 to 200 psi (890 newtons). Hyenas, lions, and tigers generate around 1,000 psi (4,450 newtons).
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Who would win Godzilla or Kong?

In terms of physicality alone, Godzilla has an advantage in reach that exceeds even his towering height. With nuclear fire breath that can span the length of 15 devastated city blocks, Godzilla should be able to cook Kong before he ever gets down from the Empire State Building.
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Who is stronger Godzilla or Kong?

Godzilla—the King of the Monsters—proved to be stronger than Kong in terms of raw power and could even plummet Kong with an axe in a face-off match. However, Kong's ability to bond with other beings and work in tandem proves to be much more powerful, saving even Godzilla's dragon ass in the movie.
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Who is the strongest kaiju?

1 King Ghidorah

King Ghidorah is considered Godzilla's greatest rival and for good reason. He's bigger, badder, and stronger than any other kaiju Godzilla has fought.
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