About 420 million years ago, there was a prehistoric beast that was 10 meters long, weighed about 4 tons, and could cut off a great white shark in one bite. It even existed 175 million years before the first dinosaurs were born on land. It was the largest Marine predator of the Devonian era, the Dunkleosteus Terrelli. Although it was a carnivorous animal, it had no teeth. Instead, it had a guilloin-sharp lower jaw, which the researchers modeled from fossil data found so far, allowing the fish to bite with a staggering force of more than five tons.

About 15 million years ago, there was a prehistoric monster in the ocean that was 20 meters long, weighed about 100 tons, and could swallow dozens of people in a single bite. This was the Megalodon, reputed to be the largest predator of all time. Adult Megalodon teeth are usually 10cm-16cm long, and the longest teeth are even more than 20cm long, which is several times that of the great white shark. When it opened its huge mouth, the diameter of the mouth could even reach 3 meters, and then the researchers speculated through simulation that the maximum bite force of Megalodon was at least 20 tons, and its biting force was far more than that of Tyrannosaurus Rex, and it could easily crush the ribs of the whale.

Now let’s do a simple comparison between Dunkleosteus and Megalodon! See how the Megalodon, if it met the Dunkleosteus, would beat the “little friend”.

Here are the biological indicators of the two giants:

A few key factors in the Dunkleosteus VS Megalodon:

Size – In their fight, the main consideration is their respective size. Both were the dominant creatures in the oceans of all time, and the largest apex predators of their time. Although there are few complete fossils in existence, scientists’ simulations suggest that the two creatures were quite different in size. In lateral comparison, Dunkleosteus is smaller than Megalodon.

Bite force – By current estimates, Megalodon should be the most powerful creature since the history of the Earth, its bite force can reach more than 20 tons. Every living thing is like a chocolate in front of its bite.

Mobility – The speed of the Dunkleosteus in the water was about 60km/h; Megalodon was about 48km/h. In the speed, Dunkleosteus is obviously superior, indicating that Dunkleosteus can not beat Megalodon, but should still be able to survive if it runs away.

Teeth – The teeth of Dunkleosteus act like a guillotine blade, and the Megalodon’s powerful and numerous serrations should have been at an even level.

Physical characteristics – In this respect, the other skin armor of the Dunkleosteus is also very distinctive, adding an extra layer of protective armor in the water; But with a bite force of more than 20 tons, any armor is just a chocolate.

Conclusion:

Although Dunkleosteus was superior than Megalodon in swimming speed and body protection, but in terms of comprehensive ability (size, perception, movement, feeding skills, biting force, etc.), Megalodon is definitely better than Dunkleosteus. Basically, if the two meet, the Dunkleosteus won’t stand up to a one bite from Megalodon. If they meet in the same volume, the Dunkleosteus may have a chance of survival.

Of course, these two people live hundreds of millions of years of time, which can only do an unrealistic battle data now.

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