Mosasaurus hoffmanni body weight estimation

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CCMGE 10/2469 (PRM 2546).
Lower jaw: 171 cm. 
Dorsal skull lenght: ~150 cm. 
Source: D. V. Grigoriev (2014), "Giant Mosasaurus hoffmanni (Squamata, Mosasauridae) from the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) of Penza, Russia. 
Mosasaurus hoffmanni GDI mass by Rimasuchus
Division into "parts of the body" is conditional and does not mean real parts of the vertebral column.
Body weight estimation: 

Total length = 17.1 m (see Grigoriev, 2014, fig. 4) = 171 dm = 1368 px. 
Head: 
Avergade width: 55 px = 6.9 dm. 
Length: 137 px = 17.1 dm 
Avergade height: 50 px = 6.3 dm. 
Volume: 743.337 dm3.
Torso: 
Avergade width: 138 px = 17.3 dm 
Length: 544 px = 68 dm. 
Avergade height: 142 px = 17.8 dm 
Volume: 20939.92 dm3.
Tail: 
Avergade width: 80 px = 10 dm. 
Length: 357 px = 44.6 dm 
Avergade height: 71 px = 8.9 dm. 
Volume: ~3969.4 dm3. 
tail fluke: 
Avergade width: 20 px = 2.5 dm 
Length: 330 px = 41.3 dm. 
Avergade height: 79 px = 9.9 dm. 
Volume: ~1022.175 dm3. 

Total volume: 26674.832 dm3 = 26674.832 liters. 

Weight = apox. 26675 kg.

Size, weight and bite force 
estimation of some Mosasaurus hoffmanni specimens:
Mosasaurus hoffmanni specimens by Rimasuchus

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I'm not going to get ahead of myself, but isn't Mosasaurus' strength too high?

I heard that the mosasaurus skull was strong enough to withstand a lot of pressure, but that much?

Thanks in advance for your response and if possible I would like a source to accompany this