Mega Piranha Bites Crush The bones of Prey
Mega piranha species or Paranensis Megapiranha and black piranha (Serrasalmus rhombeus) has the most powerful bite among carnivorous fish which ever lived or become extinct.
The team of scientists led by Prof. Guillermo Orti of the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, published the results of their research on the Scientific Reports ‘Mega-Bites: Extreme jaw forces of living and extinct piranhas (Serrasalmidae)‘ is revealed about the mega piranha bite forces ever identified earlier in 2009. The study also explains the relatively small body size, bite other fossil species of the extinct dwarf mega-predators including whales eating sharks and Devonian placoderm.
Evolution Gnathostome jaw, along with the strength to bite and chew their prey capture is the main innovation of the underlying functional diversification early Devonian. Jaws and bite force in the living fossils and extinct species has been repeatedly modeled through linkage mechanism, simulated bites, and display 3-D element to the analysis.
However, some species of theoretical research has been validated through the model with empirical measurements of the living creatures. Among bony fish, piranha (Serrasalmidae) represents the ideal vertebrate predators.
No quantitative or empirical estimates of the ability of piranha fish biting. Prof Orti and colleagues participated in the expedition in 2010 to the Xingu river and Iriri in Amazonia to collect data on the black piranha species.
