What was T. rex bite force?

Compare that to the bite force of an adult T. rex — about 35,000 newtons — or to the puny biting power of humans: 300 newtons. Previous bite force estimates for juvenile T.
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Which dinosaur had the strongest bite force?

The Tyrannosaurus rex had the strongest bite of any known land animal — extinct or otherwise. The king of the dinosaurs was capable of biting through solid bone, but paleontologists had long been baffled as to how it accomplished this feat without breaking its own skull.
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What has a stronger bite than T. rex?

Rex's. The mighty Tyrannosaurus rex's bite was far less impressive for its body size than the bite of a much smaller modern dinosaur — a tiny Galapagos finch.
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What was Spinosaurus bite force?

Spinosaurus. Also known as the “spine lizard”, the Spinosaurus roamed during the Cretaceous period and could exert a force of 4,200 lbs per square inch. This is similar to that of the modern Nile crocodile.
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Who has a stronger bite force T. rex or 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.
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What is the bite force of Godzilla?

Godzilla can use his tail as a swinging weapon which trips and stuns foes too close. Godzilla can bite down with a 500k bite force which tears through the bones and flesh of many kaijus it faces.
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What dinosaur is the strongest?

Tyrannosaurus, meaning "tyrant lizard", from the Ancient Greek tyrannos, "tyrant", and sauros, "lizard" is a genus of coelurosaurian theropod dinosaur. It also had a tremendous bite force, the strongest of any dinosaur and living terrestrial animal. Its bite force reached up to 12,800 pounds.
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How strong is the Indominus rex's bite?

rex's bite was. One study in 2012 said the beast had bitten down with about 12,800 pounds of force, while older studies put that estimate at more than 50,000 pounds.
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What was the bite force of Megalodon?

Humans have been measured with a bite force of around 1,317 Newtons (N), while great white sharks have been predicted to be able to bite down with a force of 18,216N. Researchers have estimated that megalodon had a bite of between 108,514 and 182,201N.
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Was Megalodon bigger than T. rex?

At a length of more than 50 feet (15 metres) and a mass of nearly 50 tons (tonnes), Megalodon was both larger and heavier than Tyrannosaurus rex.
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Who has the strongest bite force in history?

Summary: Dunkleosteus terrelli may have been the world's first apex predator. The force of its bite was remarkably powerful: 11,000 pounds. The bladed dentition of this 400-million-year-old extinct fish focused the bite force into a small area, the fang tip, at an incredible force of 80,000 pounds per square inch.
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Who is stronger T. rex or Allosaurus?

The T-Rex was larger, heavier, and stronger than an Allosaurus.
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How strong is a T. rex skull?

“The T. rex had a skull that's 6 feet long, 5 feet wide and 4 feet high, and bites with the force of about 6 tons,” said Kaleb Sellers, a graduate student in the MU School of Medicine.
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Who is stronger than T. rex?

But perhaps the biggest difference between the movie's Spinosaurus and the real-life Spinosaurus is the force of its bite. In Jurassic Park 3, the Spinosaurus easily defeated the T-rex by clenching its neck tightly between its jaws.
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Could at Rex bite through a car?

Despite a jointed appearance, paleontologists now think the dinosaur must have had a stiff skull to deliver its crushing blows. The bone-shattering bite of a Tyrannosaurus rex could have crushed a car, delivering up to six tons of pressure to its hapless victims.
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Are T. rex bulletproof?

“They would have been difficult to take out.” The bony plates, which were embedded in their skin, had collagen fibers that were crisscrossed like fibers in a Kevlar bulletproof vest. That allowed the armor to withstand the bites of a T. rex, which had fangs as long as bananas, if you include the roots.
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What is the bite force of Indoraptor?

Jaws - The Indoraptor has strong and powerful jaws filled with crocked and uneven sharp teeth, the Indoraptor can also bite down with the same force as the Indominus rex meaning the Indoraptor can bite down with 8,000 pounds.
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Is a T. rex stronger than a triceratops?

The triceratops has three horns on its head, two 4-ft horns and one, 1-ft horn. T-Rex was a terrifying carnivore that had 17,000lbf bite power and up to 60 teeth that measured 12-inches long. It could bite deeply into just about anything. For sheer attack power, the T-Rex has the advantage because of its amazing bite.
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What is stronger T. rex or Spinosaurus?

T-Rex is smaller than Spinosaurus, but the T-Rex is smarter and built to kill. The Spinosaurus was heavier, taller, and longer than the T-Rex, but the latter's bite was far more powerful. The Spinosaurus was also believed to be semi-aquatic, but the T-Rex lived solely on land.
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What could defeat at Rex?

A Tyrannosaurus Rex might be known for its ferocious bite, but now scientists say a caiman that lived eight million years ago, had a bite TWICE as powerful. Known as Purussaurus brasiliensis, the reptilian predator lived in the Amazon region in South America.
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Which dinosaur would win a fight?

Tyrannosaurus rex

rex reigns supreme in the dinosaur battle ring. Its powerful bite could generate between 8,000 to 12,000 pounds of force, said Evan Johnson-Ransom, a vertebrate paleontologist completing his master's degree at Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences.
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What is the loudest dinosaur?

Mr. Mike concludes his series on the Hadrosaurs or Duck Billed Dinosaurs by talking about the loudest dinosaurs to have existed: Saurolophus, Parasaurolophus, Lambeosaurus and Corythosaurus, dinosaurs that used skin flaps or bony tubes to make sounds that could be heard from miles away.
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What is the 2nd strongest dinosaur?

Jurassic Park: The 15 Most Powerful Dinosaurs, Ranked
  • 8 ANKYLOSAURUS.
  • 7 CARNOTAURUS.
  • 6 SPINOSAURUS.
  • 5 INDORAPTOR.
  • 4 INDOMINUS REX.
  • 3 VELOCIRAPTORS.
  • 2 MOSASAURUS.
  • 1 TYRANNOSAURUS REX.
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