Predator Bite Force

[Pckts]

Another:
Comparative bite forces and canine bending strength in feline and sabretooth felids: implications for predatory ecology 

PER CHRISTIANSEN

https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/arti...23/2630862

RESULTS

The average values for the extant felids are shown in Table 1, and the sabrecat values are shown in Table 2. The tiger has, as expected, the highest average values, both in terms of bite forces and canine bending strengths, but its bite forces are virtually identical to those of the lion (Table 3). However, the large canines of tigers appear sturdy compared with those of lions, despite being proportionally slightly longer. The jaguar also has sturdy canines, whereas the very long canines of the clouded leopard (N. nebulosa) are proportionally more slender compared with the estimated bite forces (see also below). There is a strong relationship between bite forces at the canines and carnassials and body mass among extant felids (Fig. 2; see eqns 3, 4, above), and both regression slopes are distinctly allometric (P < 0.001).




@brotherbear 
These two are good studies that will help with understanding the muscle and skull functions.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ar.22518


https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5932386/



If we're looking for a definitive "bite force" winner then we may never know, a lot of factors come into play that can change the results but regardless you can pretty much assume that a 200kg Panthera will have far more than enough of a bite force to get the job done. Reply