LiveScience Image Gallery

Back to Main Article
A photograph of the Dunkleosteus terrelli fossil skull. This ancient fish had a bite that exerted 11,000 pounds of force, the strongest bite of any fish ever. The bladed dentition focused the bite force into a small area, the fang tip, at an incredible force of 80,000 pounds per square inch. Credit: Photograph by Michael LaBarbera, courtesy of The Field Museum

A photograph of the Dunkleosteus terrelli fossil skull. This ancient fish had a bite that exerted 11,000 pounds of force, the strongest bite of any fish ever. The bladed dentition focused the bite force into a small area, the fang tip, at an incredible force of 80,000 pounds per square inch. Credit: Photograph by Michael LaBarbera, courtesy of The Field Museum

Back to Main Article
Advertisement