Scientists discovered fossils of piranhas 10 million years ago

[Technology News] July 14 news, scientists found a large piranha fossils, living in about 6 million to 10 million years ago, its amazing bite teeth, can reach 50 times their own weight. This prehistoric piranha is fierce and can even defeat a medium-sized truck-sized shark. The researchers said that this piranha is the real sea dominator. In the evolution of the jaws, they reached the peak.

This animal, called the Palaeon giant piranha, lives in the Amazonian and Panamanian areas of South America during the Miocene of the Tertiary period. There are numerous animals such as snakes and crocodiles. However, with the upheaval of the Andes, this area was divided into two basins, scientists believe that this may be the reason for the extinction of the Palaeon giant piranhas.

Scientists studied the existing close relatives of black piranhas to understand the tearing power of the giant piranhas. The black piranha weighed only 0.9 kg and had sharp teeth with a jaw force of 72 lbs. for their own weight. 35 times, you can instantly tear off a piece of meat from your prey. By comparing the structure and dimensions of the two jaws of the black piranha and the Palin giant piranha, scientists have calculated that the biting force of the giant piranhas in Palang can reach 279 to 1,067 pounds, which is 9 to 50 times greater than their own body weight. .