MM
Mashaal Masha
Jan 15, 2024
While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
* Pinnipeds, which include seals, sea lions, and walruses, live in and around water.
* Pinnipeds are descended not from sea animals but from four-legged, land-dwelling carnivores.
* Canadian paleobiological Natalia Rybczynski recently found a fossil with four legs, webbed toes, and the skull and teeth of a seal.
* Rybczynski refers to her rare find as a "transitional fossil."
* The fossil illustrates an early stage in the evolution of pinnipeds from their land-dwelling ancestors.
The student wants to emphasize the fossil's significance. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
Difficulty: Medium
A:
Canadian paleobiological Natalia Rybczynski's fossil has the skull and teeth of a seal, which, like sea lions and walruses, is a pinniped.
B:
Pinnipeds are descended from four-legged, land-dwelling carnivores; a fossil that resembles both was recently found.
C:
Having four legs but the skull and teeth of a seal, the rare fossil illustrates an early stage in the evolution of pinnipeds from their land-dwelling ancestors.
D:
A "transitional fossil" was recently found by paleobiological Natalia Rybczynski.
ID: 65a57c4cf8e751da82e9cd0b