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Gigantic Megalosauroid and Allosauroid Dinosaurs Had Weak Bites, Study Suggests


While tyrannosaurid dinosaurs like Tyrannosaurus rex  had skulls that were optimized for high bite forces, other gigantic carnivorous dinosaurs such as megalosauroids and allosauroids had much weaker bites and instead specialized in slashing and ripping flesh, according to an analysis by University of Bristol paleontologists.

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