When you think of the largest carnivorous dinosaurs, you might picture a massive predator biting through bone in one devastating snap. That image fits Tyrannosaurus rex, but new research shows it ...

We discover strange new animal species every year. From prehistoric creatures that were pure nightmare fuel to venomous species that can kill you in minutes, the world has also seen its share of truly ...

Among the most impressive physical attributes wild animals bring to bear in their battle for survival is the ability to simply chomp down hard. Not surprisingly, when it comes to what animal has the ...

Bite force quotients – considering both bite force and body size – compare the powerful bites of black piranha (S. rhombeus) and now-extinct Megapiranha (M. paranensis) with barracuda, blacktip shark ...

Tyrannosaurus rex jaws generated 8,000-pound bite forces and let the creature eat everything from duck-billed dinosaurs to triceratops. The teeth of Tyrannosaurus rex have been called "killer bananas, ...

A fight between a shark and a piranha is what one would expect to read about in a thriller novel, but not in scientific fact. One rules the ocean by size and muscle, while the other has earned a ...

Earlier research has shown that bite force in living reptiles like crocodiles scales with body mass, but most dinosaur studies relied on 2D skull outlines. Those methods overlooked the complex ways ...