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MarcusForrest t1_iw7n3wv wrote

Reply to comment by BrutalModerate in TIL the Nile crocodile has the strongest bite of all animals. by FutureRobotWordplay

Saltwater Crocodiles are often cited as having the strongest, but that isn't accurate anymore - their bite force is measured at 3700 PSI, but Nile Crocodiles, although smaller than Saltwater Crocodiles, have a bite force of 5000 PSI

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BrutalModerate t1_iw80c6d wrote

It would be nice to see a source of who did the 5000psi measurement of the Nile croc bite.

Paleobiologist Gregory M. Erickson and colleagues put all 23 living crocodilian species through an unprecedented bite test. The "winners"—saltwater crocodiles—slammed their jaws shut with 3,700 pounds per square inch (psi), or 16,460 newtons, of bite force.

"We tested several 17-foot [5-meter] saltwater crocs," he said. "If you scale the results up to 20-footers, you get estimates of 7,700 pounds [34,250 newtons], which is the low end of T. rex bite-force estimates.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/120315-crocodiles-bite-force-erickson-science-plos-one-strongest#:~:text=Erickson%20and%20colleagues%20put%20all,200%20psi%20(890%20newtons).

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