January 2023 PMID 35846881

Estimating bite force in extinct dinosaurs using phylogenetically predicted physiological cross-sectional areas of jaw adductor muscles.

Manabu Sakamoto

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The discussions consistently praise the study’s approach and relevance, with posts mentioning it as 'very interesting' and noting its potential for improving dinosaur bite force estimations. Several posts delve into specifics, such as which specimens were used or the accuracy of the predictions, demonstrating a genuine interest in the scientific methods and implications. The tone reflects curiosity, respect, and recognition of the study’s significance in the field.

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Abstract in brief

  • The study introduces a Bayesian phylogenetic predictive modeling (PPM) framework that estimates jaw muscle strength (specifically the physiological cross-sectional area) in extinct dinosaurs using skull width and evolutionary relationships, even when direct muscle data isn't available.
  • This method is highly accurate (up to 95%) and reliable despite uncertainties in the phylogenetic data, making it a versatile tool for paleontologists to predict bite force indirectly.
  • While it doesn't replace detailed muscle reconstructions, this approach offers a powerful way to estimate muscle parameters and bite forces from easily measurable skull features, aligning well with previous direct measurements from known species.]

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Tibult the Great
@Macbeth62944945 · X

@omegafreelancer @EDGEinthewild Broke : large Carcharadontosaurids had weak bite forces Woke : large Carcharodontosaurids were basically second only to the largest tyrannosaurs in overall jaw strength https://t.co/5eNArxgNbE

Feb 9, 2023 · 30 likes · 5 shares · 697 followers View post →
Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
@TomHoltzPaleo · X

Predicting dinosaur bite force https://t.co/bs31Ug0pYM via @PeerJLife

Jul 12, 2022 · 23 likes · 5 shares · 31,776 followers View post →
AK-Trike
@AKTrike · X

で、こっちが化石から推定した生体力学モデリングの方。他の多くの肉食恐竜の咬合力も載ってるので参考にしてください。https://t.co/fx1K5JPQc2

Feb 9, 2025 · 18 likes · 2 shares · 1,411 followers View post →
Ausarchosaur is counting the days til PhP Ice Age
@ausar_the · X

@Antrodemus Links are in the alt text. The first one is the 2012 Bates & Falkingham T. rex bite force paper, the second one is this one: https://t.co/A4Tz1JJ6bN

Dec 12, 2023 · 13 likes · 7,100 followers View post →
The PalAss
@ThePalAss · X

Jul 22, 2022 · 12 likes · 3 shares · 12,217 followers View post →
PeerJ - the Journal of Life & Environment
@PeerJLife · X

New research from Sakamoto @unilincoln - Estimating bite force in extinct #dinosaurs using phylogenetically predicted physiological cross-sectional areas of jaw adductor muscles Read the full article https://t.co/raafnSmoPJ #Biophysics #Paleontology #Zoology #BiteForce

Jul 12, 2022 · 12 likes · 5 shares · 3,684 followers View post →

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Labe_Rose_1681
@Labe_Rose_1681 · X

RT @M61BTmgTjY87373: で、こっちが化石から推定した生体力学モデリングの方。他の多くの肉食恐竜の咬合力も載ってるので参考にしてください。https://t.co/fx1K5JPQc2

Feb 9, 2025 · 2 shares · 855 followers View post →
Junsei
@Junsei2019 · X

RT @M61BTmgTjY87373: で、こっちが化石から推定した生体力学モデリングの方。他の多くの肉食恐竜の咬合力も載ってるので参考にしてください。https://t.co/fx1K5JPQc2

Feb 9, 2025 · 2 shares · 188 followers View post →
AK-Trike
@AKTrike · X

で、こっちが化石から推定した生体力学モデリングの方。他の多くの肉食恐竜の咬合力も載ってるので参考にしてください。https://t.co/fx1K5JPQc2

Feb 9, 2025 · 18 likes · 2 shares · 1,411 followers View post →
Eudromaeosauria stan
@i_paleo19219 · X

@phoexalt47 @SpidersWebArt @omegafreelancer The study: https://t.co/3TCzS2HGgU

May 10, 2024 · 1 like · 64 followers View post →
マンブルV2/フォアグラ
@V2manburu · X

RT @V2manburu: 顎内転筋の生理学的に予測された生理学的断面積を使用した絶滅した恐竜の咬合力の推定: https://t.co/2w5prD38uG経由@PeerJLife

Mar 6, 2024 · 4 shares · 2,155 followers View post →
Ausarchosaur is counting the days til PhP Ice Age
@ausar_the · X

@Antrodemus Links are in the alt text. The first one is the 2012 Bates & Falkingham T. rex bite force paper, the second one is this one: https://t.co/A4Tz1JJ6bN

Dec 12, 2023 · 13 likes · 7,100 followers View post →
carnodrawer (Ian)
@carnodrawer · X

RT @PrimevalArtist: @Anax_TheJunius This is the study where the formula was pulled from https://t.co/BABEgq8K8J

Jul 18, 2023 · 1 share · 133 followers View post →
Falcon9 (Commissions Open!)
@PrimevalArtist · X

@Anax_TheJunius This is the study where the formula was pulled from https://t.co/BABEgq8K8J

Jul 18, 2023 · 7 likes · 1 share · 1,016 followers View post →
ビクーピー
@B47197246 · X

RT @Guanlong_wucaii: "Estimating bite force in extinct dinosaurs using phylogenetically predicted physiological cross-sectional areas of ja…

Apr 18, 2023 · 1 share · 1,896 followers View post →
冠龍 諸々を執筆中
@Guanlong_wucaii · X

"Estimating bite force in extinct dinosaurs using phylogenetically predicted physiological cross-sectional areas of jaw adductor muscles." 著者] Manabu Sakamoto Published July 12, 2022 https://t.co/CpoRNATVGg

Apr 18, 2023 · 1 like · 1 share · 2,153 followers View post →
Ozymandias
@KingOfKings1546 · X

RT @Macbeth62944945: @omegafreelancer @EDGEinthewild Broke : large Carcharadontosaurids had weak bite forces Woke : large Carcharodontosa…

Mar 3, 2023 · 5 shares · 41 followers View post →
Omegafreelancer (Commissions OPEN!)
@omegafreelancer · X

RT @Macbeth62944945: @omegafreelancer @EDGEinthewild Broke : large Carcharadontosaurids had weak bite forces Woke : large Carcharodontosa…

Mar 3, 2023 · 5 shares · 2,793 followers View post →
Gackson Hend
@HGackson · X

@drmambobob Hi there! I just read over your paper, but I was wondering what specimen did you use to calculate the T. rex's bite force? Was it Scotty or Sue? If not how long of a specimen was it in meters? Here is the table: https://t.co/DWfRGcdi2G Thanks!

Mar 1, 2023 · 12 followers View post →
Dromeoraptor
@Dromeoraptor · X

RT @Macbeth62944945: @omegafreelancer @EDGEinthewild Broke : large Carcharadontosaurids had weak bite forces Woke : large Carcharodontosa…

Feb 9, 2023 · 5 shares · 186 followers View post →
Kiryu The Chimera
@Kiryu20121 · X

RT @Macbeth62944945: @omegafreelancer @EDGEinthewild Broke : large Carcharadontosaurids had weak bite forces Woke : large Carcharodontosa…

Feb 9, 2023 · 5 shares · 126 followers View post →
Tibult the Great
@Macbeth62944945 · X

@omegafreelancer @EDGEinthewild Broke : large Carcharadontosaurids had weak bite forces Woke : large Carcharodontosaurids were basically second only to the largest tyrannosaurs in overall jaw strength https://t.co/5eNArxgNbE

Feb 9, 2023 · 30 likes · 5 shares · 697 followers View post →
Z-Boomer ( The CEO of Wokeness )
@ZBoomer4 · X

@DanielBilodeau1 160 lbs. According to Sakamoto et al. 2022 "Estimating bite force in extinct dinosaurs using phylogenetically predicted physiological cross-sectional areas of jaw adductor muscles "

Nov 5, 2022 · 35 followers View post →
Gordon Neighbour
@CornubiaGeol · X

RT @ThePalAss:

Jul 22, 2022 · 3 shares · 3,656 followers View post →
Emily Green
@EmilyG155 · X

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Jul 22, 2022 · 3 shares · 606 followers View post →
The PalAss
@ThePalAss · X

Jul 22, 2022 · 12 likes · 3 shares · 12,217 followers View post →
Lincoln School of Natural Sciences
@UoLLifeSciences · X

Congratulations to @drmambobob on publication of his paper 'Estimating bite force in extinct dinosaurs using phylogenetically predicted physiological cross-sectional areas of jaw adductor muscles' in @PeerJLife

Jul 21, 2022 · 4 likes · 1,754 followers View post →
たすくーペ(+coupe)
@walkingwithtas1 · X

RT @V2manburu: 顎内転筋の生理学的に予測された生理学的断面積を使用した絶滅した恐竜の咬合力の推定: https://t.co/2w5prD38uG経由@PeerJLife

Jul 19, 2022 · 4 shares · 2,231 followers View post →
ヤマタノオロチ
@oroti0 · X

RT @V2manburu: 顎内転筋の生理学的に予測された生理学的断面積を使用した絶滅した恐竜の咬合力の推定: https://t.co/2w5prD38uG経由@PeerJLife

Jul 18, 2022 · 4 shares · 2,650 followers View post →
young.gunna
@xyoung_gunnax · X

https://t.co/STHSIMz6hu artigo analisando as prováveis forças de mordida de vários taxons de dinosauros, achei muito interessante a variedade de dinossauros incluídos nos testes, creio que estavamos precisando mesmo, particularmente creio ser o mais preciso que conferi.

Jul 13, 2022 · 15 followers View post →
Marcos K. Pinheiro / "Marcos Wyvern" (Marcosaurus)
@BongMarcosaurus · X

RT @TomHoltzPaleo: Predicting dinosaur bite force https://t.co/bs31Ug0pYM via @PeerJLife

Jul 12, 2022 · 5 shares · 1,013 followers View post →
なべち
@l3Rw9JjM2ONIAta · X

RT @PeerJLife: New research from Sakamoto @unilincoln - Estimating bite force in extinct #dinosaurs using phylogenetically predicted physio…

Jul 12, 2022 · 5 shares · 1,526 followers View post →
fernanda castano
@ferwen · X

Estimating bite force in extinct dinosaurs using phylogenetically predicted physiological cross-sectional areas of jaw adductor muscles [PeerJ] https://t.co/OlC54lUYEN

Jul 12, 2022 · 2,671 followers View post →
Kuzco
@Kuzco297 · X

RT @TomHoltzPaleo: Predicting dinosaur bite force https://t.co/bs31Ug0pYM via @PeerJLife

Jul 12, 2022 · 5 shares · 287 followers View post →
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@V2manburu · X

RT @V2manburu: 顎内転筋の生理学的に予測された生理学的断面積を使用した絶滅した恐竜の咬合力の推定: https://t.co/2w5prD38uG経由@PeerJLife

Jul 12, 2022 · 4 shares · 2,155 followers View post →
Logan
@EXUVIALREMAINS · X

RT @TomHoltzPaleo: Predicting dinosaur bite force https://t.co/bs31Ug0pYM via @PeerJLife

Jul 12, 2022 · 5 shares · 5,766 followers View post →
Rocksaurs
@Rocksaurs · X

RT @TomHoltzPaleo: Predicting dinosaur bite force https://t.co/bs31Ug0pYM via @PeerJLife

Jul 12, 2022 · 5 shares · 424 followers View post →
マンブルV2/フォアグラ
@V2manburu · X

顎内転筋の生理学的に予測された生理学的断面積を使用した絶滅した恐竜の咬合力の推定: https://t.co/2w5prD38uG経由@PeerJLife https://t.co/smTaIBTtJl

Jul 12, 2022 · 11 likes · 4 shares · 2,155 followers View post →
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@tsi_royal · X

RT @TomHoltzPaleo: Predicting dinosaur bite force https://t.co/bs31Ug0pYM via @PeerJLife

Jul 12, 2022 · 5 shares · 73 followers View post →
Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
@TomHoltzPaleo · X

Predicting dinosaur bite force https://t.co/bs31Ug0pYM via @PeerJLife

Jul 12, 2022 · 23 likes · 5 shares · 31,776 followers View post →
Andrzej Wolniewicz
@ASWolniewicz · X

RT @PeerJLife: New research from Sakamoto @unilincoln - Estimating bite force in extinct #dinosaurs using phylogenetically predicted physio…

Jul 12, 2022 · 5 shares · 1,822 followers View post →
uoichiba
@uoichiba1027 · X

RT @PeerJLife: New research from Sakamoto @unilincoln - Estimating bite force in extinct #dinosaurs using phylogenetically predicted physio…

Jul 12, 2022 · 5 shares · 2,046 followers View post →
ガイス
@shitake_reverse · X

RT @PeerJLife: New research from Sakamoto @unilincoln - Estimating bite force in extinct #dinosaurs using phylogenetically predicted physio…

Jul 12, 2022 · 5 shares · 3,460 followers View post →
Naoto HANDA
@Nao_hnd · X

RT @PeerJLife: New research from Sakamoto @unilincoln - Estimating bite force in extinct #dinosaurs using phylogenetically predicted physio…

Jul 12, 2022 · 5 shares · 1,369 followers View post →
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@T_tech_arcadia · X

RT @PeerJLife: New research from Sakamoto @unilincoln - Estimating bite force in extinct #dinosaurs using phylogenetically predicted physio…

Jul 12, 2022 · 5 shares · 588 followers View post →
PeerJ Publishing
@thePeerJ · X

New research from Sakamoto @unilincoln - Estimating bite force in extinct #dinosaurs using phylogenetically predicted physiological cross-sectional areas of jaw adductor muscles Read the full article https://t.co/SRuLrAA7Ex #Biophysics #Paleontology #Zoology #BiteForce

Jul 12, 2022 · 1 like · 20,739 followers View post →
PeerJ - the Journal of Life & Environment
@PeerJLife · X

New research from Sakamoto @unilincoln - Estimating bite force in extinct #dinosaurs using phylogenetically predicted physiological cross-sectional areas of jaw adductor muscles Read the full article https://t.co/raafnSmoPJ #Biophysics #Paleontology #Zoology #BiteForce

Jul 12, 2022 · 12 likes · 5 shares · 3,684 followers View post →