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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