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Basilosaurus had strongest bite of all mammals

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20-03-2015 11:06pm

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Adam Khor

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http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2015/03/06/basilosaurus-the-bone-crusher/

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#2 23-03-2015 11:59pm
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this really comes as no surprise does it? What a fantastic creature it was.

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#3 24-03-2015 2:20am
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It did surprise me a bit because I was under the impression that bite force studies had already been done on Leviathan (or whatever they spell it as nowadays), and I expected it to have a much stronger bite than Basilosaurus. But now I'm not even sure if the study was conducted at all, and looking at photos of the two beasts' skulls, I have to admit Basilosaurus looks a bit more formidable...

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