{"id":35268,"date":"2024-01-22T14:23:05","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T13:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/02447561-c18d-4c79-a72d-2fc6da070487"},"modified":"2024-01-22T15:35:37","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T14:35:37","slug":"how-powerful-was-the-bite-of-a-t-rex","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/rss_feed\/how-powerful-was-the-bite-of-a-t-rex\/","title":{"rendered":"How powerful was the bite of a T.rex?"},"content":{"rendered":"

We take a look at the bite power of one of the world’s most famous dinosaurs, the T. Rex <\/p>

By Stuart Blackman\n <\/p>

Published: Monday, 22 January 2024 at 13:23 PM<\/p>

\n\n

Whether T. rex <\/em>was a predator, scavenger<\/a> or both, there\u2019s little doubt that bones comprised a large part of its diet. <\/strong><\/p>

Crushing bones requires a powerful bite, and sure enough, T. rex <\/em>does not disappoint. Research, published in the journal Scientific Reports, <\/em>suggests that the jaws of these most terrible of reptiles could deliver a force of more than 3.5 tonnes, which is equivalent to the weight of three small cars \u2013 more than twice the bite force of the largest living crocodiles. <\/p>

The research also showed that the teeth are designed to induce fractures in the bones, causing them to fragment explosively, unlike scavenging mammals such as hyenas, which gnaw at bones persistently to access the nutritious marrow within. <\/p>