Look at the drawing. Believe it or not, just by careful observation, and a few pieces of background information. You can figure out how much this scute weighs.

Illustration by Paul Sereno and Carol Abraczinskas

The black line under the drawing is called a "scale bar". The purpose of the scale bar is to let the viewer know the size of the object it is near.
The scale bar near the scute [bony tail plate] represents 10 centimeters. With just a few pieces of background information, you can figure out how much the scute weighed!

BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The scale bar represents 10cm
1 inch = 2.54cm
1 square inch of fossil = 1 oz.

QUESTION: HOW MUCH DID THE SCUTE WEIGH IN POUNDS?

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