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Marsupial munch tops big biters
By Jonathan Amos
BBC News science reporter
The marsupial lion may not have had - or needed - the most intelligent of hunting strategies
The marsupial lion, one the greatest carnivores to roam Australia, had the most powerful bite of any mammal species - living or extinct.
The assessment comes from scientists who have compared the heads of all manner of beasts, from dogs to bears.
None had the ability to bite down on its prey with quite the same force, say Dr Stephen Wroe and colleagues.
The lion, so described because of its cat-like appearance, became extinct more than 40,000 years ago.
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