Even more surprising is the fact that this fish could also open its mouth very quickly--in just one fiftieth of a second--which created a strong suction force, pulling fast prey into its mouth. You can read more about it In fact, scientists estimate that it could have generated up to 8000 pounds of bite force per square inch on its prey.

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/11/061129094125.htm (accessed August 14, 2020).Below are relevant articles that may interest you. Bite durations ranged from 0.24 s to 1.52 s whereas strong bites with F tot > 0.34 N lasted considerably longer (0.49 s ± 0.13 s vs. 0.99 s ± 0.21 s). During the force measurements the minimum opening angle was limited by the inserted sensor tip to about 55°.

And who would blame you? "Dunkleosteus was able to devour anything in its environment," said Philip Anderson, at the Department of Geophysical Sciences at the University of Chicago and lead author of the research.

The force of its bite was remarkably powerful: 11,000 pounds. However, none of that would’ve mattered anyway because it could probably swallow its prey whole. And that is why smaller fish would dominate for tens of millions of years, or at least until the rise of marine reptiles during the Mesozoic Era.This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience possible. They believe this fish went extinct because oxygen levels in the ocean dropped significantly. This carnivorous predator lived during the Late Devonian period, about 380-360 million years ago. Paleontologists estimate those terrible jaws had a bite force of 80,000 pounds per square inch, one of most powerful bites in the world. "Get the latest science news with ScienceDaily's free email newsletters, updated daily and weekly. It is not intended to provide medical or other professional advice.Views expressed here do not necessarily reflect those of ScienceDaily, its staff, its contributors, or its partners.Financial support for ScienceDaily comes from advertisements and referral programs, where indicated. And paleontologists have come up with an answer to that question. For comparison, a crocodile has a bite force of about 3700 pounds a square inch.Dunkleosteus was a fish that flourished worldwide. Fortunately, it didn’t have teeth, but it did have an upper and lower bony jaw plate that probably could have been used as teeth, especially with its tremendous bite force. It might have been the first "king of the beasts." Scientist have known for years that it was a dominant predator, but new research to be published in the Royal Society journal Biology Letters on November 29 reveals that the force of this predator's bite was remarkably powerful: 11,000 pounds.

The bladed jaws, capable of ripping apart prey larger than its own mouth, is a feature sharks didn't develop until 100 million years later. Which brings up the question of why did these animals go extinct? And it made this fish into one of the first true apex predators seen in the vertebrate fossil record." The bladed dentition focused the bite force into a small area, the fang tip, at an incredible force of 80,000 pounds per square inch. This hunter, measuring 6 m (20 ft) and one ton, was a hypercarnivorous apex predator. Dunkleosteus terrelli lived 400 million years ago, grew up to 33 feet long and weighed up to four tons. For example, there's some evidence that individuals of this genus occasionally cannibalized each other when prey fish ran low, and an analysis of Dunkleosteus jawbones has demonstrated that this vertebrate could bite with a force of about 8,000 pounds per square inch, putting it in a league with both the much later Tyrannosaurus Rex and the much later giant shark Megalodon. The extinct fish had the strongest bite of any fish ever, and one of the strongest bites of any animal, rivaling the bites of large alligators and Tyrannosaurus rex.

It’s easy to miss the grinning, charcoal-colored Dunk skull, lurking in a corner display. Questions?Field Museum. ScienceDaily. Thus Dunkleosteus was able to feast on armored aquatic animals that also lived during the Devonian, including sharks, arthropods, ammonoids, and others protected by cuticle, calcium carbonate, or dermal bone. Dunkleosteus' bladed jaws suggest that it was among the first vertebrates to use rapid mouth opening and a powerful bite to capture and fragment evasive prey prior to ingestion. Field Museum. .Field Museum.

Dunkleosteus terrelli may have been the world's first apex predator.

Usually a fish has either a powerful bite or a fast bite, but not both. ScienceDaily, 29 November 2006.

Have any problems using the site? (2006, November 29). ScienceDaily. "Ancient Predator Had Strongest Bite Of Any Fish, Rivaling Bite Of Large Alligators And T. To determine the bite force, scientists used the fossilized skull of a Dunkleosteus terrelli to recreate the musculature of the ancient fish. Or view hourly updated newsfeeds in your RSS reader:Keep up to date with the latest news from ScienceDaily via social networks:Tell us what you think of ScienceDaily -- we welcome both positive and negative comments. Although it was discovered in the late 19If you look at Dunkleosteus pictures, then you might think that it was one of the most ferocious creatures of all time. "Overall, this study shows how useful mechanical engineering theory can be in studying the behavior of fossil animals," he added.

"We cannot actually watch these animals feed or interact, but we can understand the range of possible behaviors by examining how the preserved parts are shaped and connected to each other. Rex." Dunkleosteus is a fish which lived approximately 380 to 360 million years ago during the Late Devonian Period. Scientists have done some research and have crunched the numbers and they have determined that this fish could have bit down with a lot of force. This biomechanical model showed the jaw's force and motion, and revealed a highly kinetic skull driven by a unique mechanism based on four rotational joints working in harmony. You’d think that a species of giant fish would stick around for a long time, but you’d be wrong. Its armored flesh was nearly impervious to any of its enemies and it had a tremendous bite force. Its armored flesh was nearly impervious to any of its enemies and it had a tremendous bite force.