how much force it required: 13,400 newtons, equivalent to about 3,000 pounds. That’s a staggering number—about the weight of an old-school pickup truck. By comparison, humans exert a maximum force of about 175 pounds with our rear teeth, and African lions bite at about 940 pounds. The only modern land animals that come close to T. rex are alligators, which also bite at around 3,000 pounds. However, we need to remember that the 3,000-pound figure for T. rex is for only a single tooth—imagine