Why T. rex was different Tyrannosaurids had stiff, akinetic skulls—meaning the joints allowed almost no movement. Combined with deep skulls, thick bone, and massive jaw muscles, this design produced ...

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, ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Tyrannosaurus subdued prey with raw power, using bone-crushing bite force. But other meat-eating dinosaurs that rivaled T. rex in size used different approaches. Giganotosaurus ...

A comprehensive new analysis of the bite forces of 18 species of dinosaurs has revealed that, despite their size, several of the giant prehistoric predators packed much weaker bites than previously ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. When scientists finally measured the most powerful bite ...

Back when the film was made, it was in vogue with some paleontologists to argue that T.Rex was mostly a scavenger. Jack Horner, who advised on the film, was one such advocate and wrote quite a bit on ...

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