Given what we know about the methods used by scientists to estimate the weight of a dinosaur, we can confirm that the density of a dinosaur is scaled based on the average density of the common crocodile.
Scaling the density of an extinct animal based solely on bones can be a daunting task. Since the bones themselves do not offer much information on which to base such a calculation, scientists are often forced to rely on other estimations. One such example is the<em><u> </u></em><em><u>bone scaling method</u></em>.
This method relies on the genetic relationships shared between the dinosaur and <u>current-day living </u><u>animals</u>. This offers the ability to compare the dinosaur to the known body mass of a modern-day living animal. The animal most commonly used is the <em><u>crocodile</u></em>, however, though this method can provide the scientists with a degree of accuracy, <em><u>it lacks precision</u></em>.