All the smaller species had smaller bite forces. The 17-foot saltwater crocodiles generated a bite force of 3,700 pounds (1,680 kg), but when those numbers were scaled up to the historically ...

The lower jaw acts like a lever with muscles forcing the jaws closed with the prey inside. Temnodontosaurus could bite with twice as much force as a saltwater crocodile.

A worker at a crocodile park tourist attraction is lucky to be alive after being mauled by a five-metre saltwater crocodile ... There was a pretty bad bite, probably a year to two years ago ...