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The bite force of Deinosuchus has been estimated to be 18,000 N (1,835 kgf; 4,047 lbf) [8] to 102,803 N (10,483 kgf; 23,111 lbf). [19] Deinosuchus had a secondary bony palate, which would have permitted it to breathe through its nostrils while the rest of the head remained submerged underwater. [20]
English: A comparison of several size estimates for Deinosuchus, a giant Late Cretaceous crocodilian. The largest credible specimen of modern C. porosus (saltwater crocodile) is also included in the diagram for comparison, as is an average height human. Full citation information:
A pair of researchers with the University of Iowa decided to re-examine existing fossils of the Deinosuchus, a prehistoric ancestor of crocodiles and alligators estimated to be about 33-feet-long ...
The bite force of Deinosuchus may have measured 23,000 lbf (100 kN), [36] ... Large crocodilians can take prey as big as or bigger than humans.
The skulls from eastern specimens are about 1 m (3.3 ft) long. A newly-discovered Big Bend Deinosuchus specimen was 1.31 m (4.3 ft) long. These are from animals estimated by Schwimmer as 8m and 9.8m in length, respectively. Schwimmer did not give a skull size estimate for the Colbert/Bird specimen because it was too incomplete.
Exactly why or how the dramatic changes happened is unknown, but scientists are chalking it up to the usual favorable combination of factors: increased competition amongst species and an ideal ...
Revised lengths for Purussaurus and Deinosuchus, removed Mourasuchus as it was probably significantly smaller than 12 m: 18:28, 10 October 2011: 1,900 × 1,150 (80 KB)
Life restoration of Sarcosuchus imperator. Sarcosuchus is a distant relative of living crocodilians, with fully grown individuals estimated to have reached up to 9 to 9.5 m (29.5 to 31.2 ft) in total length and 3.45 to 4.3 metric tons (3.80 to 4.74 short tons) in weight. [2]