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allosaurus hatchet bite strength

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Tyrant king

MemberCompsognathusAug-14-2014 5:44 AM

like how much force is in the hatchet jaw function of allosauus.

i heard about 3 tons ,but ithink its more like 6 to 9 tons.

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Lord Vader

MemberTyrannosaurus RexAug-14-2014 6:47 AM

I'd hazard to guess 4 tons tops. Allosaurs don't have very high bite forces to begone with.

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Allotitan

MemberCompsognathusAug-14-2014 7:05 AM

I think it was 4-5 tons allosaurs had very low bite forces in general

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Hiphopananomus

MemberCompsognathusAug-14-2014 7:11 AM

I'd say 2-4 tons.

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Tyrant king

MemberCompsognathusAug-14-2014 7:16 AM

wow so low. i would gess 4 to 6 tons.

and what about saurophaganax or erectopus.

 

Lord Vader

MemberTyrannosaurus RexAug-14-2014 7:18 AM

Sauro probably had about 5 tons, give of take, and Erectopus was probably half a ton give or take. 

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Tyrant king

MemberCompsognathusAug-14-2014 7:23 AM

thats petty strong for an animal 10 feet long and 400 pounds.

Carnosaur

MemberCompsognathusAug-14-2014 9:36 AM

Honestly, the only reason rayfield proposed the hatchet jaw was because allosaurus had a normally weak bite.

Allosaurus skull morphology hints at a larger gape and large attachments for neck muscles that were first interpreted as evidence of the 'hatchet bite'.

Well, in 2003 that was reinterpreted as more of a "slash and tear" killing technique, where allosaurus targeted convex surfaced on large prey animals(i.e. sauropods). Bite force was sacrificed for reinforced neck muscles, which helped dig the Allosaurs teeth deeper into its preys flesh.

Source: The muscle powered bite of Allosaurus

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Lord Vader

MemberTyrannosaurus RexAug-14-2014 9:38 AM

Interesting Carno, did not know that. Learn something new every day. 

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Tyrant king

MemberCompsognathusAug-14-2014 11:32 AM

Carnosaur, how strong do you assume the axe bite to be.

Tyrant king

MemberCompsognathusAug-14-2014 11:32 AM

Carnosaur, how strong do you assume the axe bite to be.

Rex Fan 684

MemberCompsognathusAug-14-2014 11:42 AM

I personally estimate it's hatchet bite at around 2-3 tons psi. Their skulls were very weak, so I don't see how they could produce a higher force...

 

 

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Tyrant king

MemberCompsognathusAug-14-2014 11:46 AM

There skulls are not weak

Rex Fan 684

MemberCompsognathusAug-14-2014 11:51 AM

Relatively, yes they are. They are not very well designed to withstand high amounts of presure. Just watch Planet Dinosaur. It explains it well.

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Tyrant king

MemberCompsognathusAug-14-2014 11:54 AM

It also states that it could witstand high amounts if force when it does a hatchet bite. And I love planet dinosaur.

Rex Fan 684

MemberCompsognathusAug-14-2014 11:57 AM

The point is, they didn't have strong skulls. Whether you call it weak is up to you I guess.

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Tyrant king

MemberCompsognathusAug-14-2014 12:00 PM

I guess so

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