Even though Allosaurus had a weak bite, it compensated with a strong skull that could resist force directed at its upper jaw, reports Reuters. The Tyrannosaurus rex simply tore into prey with its powerful jaw. But it appears that Allosaurus relied on its strong neck muscles and skull to slam into prey similar to a person wielding a hatchet. The researchers believe that finite element analysis could be used to learn more about the secrets of dinosaurs and how they lived. Dinosaurs have always fired the imagination of the general public.
People are always interested in extinct animals of the past.
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