He's one bad fish.
The extinct fish Dunkleosteus terrelli could bring its jaws together with a remarkable pressure of 5,000kg (11,000lbs).
Its bite force was double that of a large great white shark putting it up with the most powerful biters ever, such as Tyrannosaurus rex.
Details appear in the UK Royal Society journal Biology Letters.
The ancient sea monster's teeth focused the bite force into a small area - the fang tip - at an incredible pressure of 5,625kg per sq cm (80,000 pounds per sq inch).
Even more surprising is the fact that Dunkleosteus could also open its mouth very quickly - in just one fiftieth of a second - which created a strong suction force, pulling fast prey into its mouth.
Plus, he has a damn silly name.
Well thats one way to stretch a paragraph into a whole page story I guess... Good word count =)
Posted by: Jake | November 29, 2006 at 10:46 AM
Tee hee.
Repetition helps things take into memory.
Posted by: Hoodlumman | November 29, 2006 at 02:17 PM
Gail:
They say that when you start repeating yourself like that, it's the onset of senility.
Posted by: JJM | November 29, 2006 at 02:31 PM
By the way, Gail:
They say that when you start repeating yourself like that, it's the onset of senility.
Posted by: JJM | November 29, 2006 at 02:31 PM
OK I fixed it
Posted by: gail | November 29, 2006 at 03:05 PM
OK I fixed it
Posted by: gail | November 29, 2006 at 03:06 PM