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Florida State University professor Gregory Erickson studies bite force of crocodilians.
Erickson and his colleagues found bite force was solely dependent on body size.
The largest animals they measured were several 17-foot ( 5.2 meters ) saltwater crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus) Erickson : "We try to do three to five [individuals] of each species".
The bite force of Deinosuchus, a now-extinct crocodilian relative of modern alligators, is the greatest ever generated by an animal, extinct or extant.
Sarcosuchus generated the greatest bite force by generating 20,000 pounds ( 9,000 kg ) "I think they were right up there with the most forceful biters in history," says Bill Schutt .
Zoologist Bill Schutt says teeth are responsible for the long-term success of vertebrates.
The appearance of teeth, roughly half a billion years ago, was an adaptation that allowed animals with backbones to chow down.
Schutt is a vertebrate zoologist and author of six nonfiction and fiction books.
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