• dylanmorgan@slrpnk.netEnglish
    7·
    29 days 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.caEnglish
      18·
      29 days 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.worksEnglish
      4·
      29 days 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.