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[-] dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net 7 points 9 months ago

How is this calculated? Presumably you could directly measure all but the T-Rex and pliosaur, but how are those bits forces calculated?

[-] MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca 18 points 9 months ago

I'm no BiteForceologist but I was assume they compare muscle size, muscle attachment points, and mechanical advantage of extant creatures and then apply that data to fossils. So not 100% accurate, but not just guessing randomly.

[-] phdepressed@sh.itjust.works 4 points 9 months ago

For the extant creatures you give them something they want to bite on and stick a measurement thing inside of that.

For extinct creatures see other comment. You compare anatomy and do math.

[-] whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago

Soooo it's not the number of this guy they can eat?

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