While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
In 2013, paleontology professor Hesham Sallam and his students from Mansoura University in Egypt made a discovery.
The team found a partial dinosaur skeleton at a site in Egypt’s Dakhla Oasis.
The skeleton belonged to a dinosaur species that lived approximately 80 million years ago.
The new species was named Mansourasaurus to recognize the team that discovered it.
The student wants to explain the origin of the species’ name. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
Choose 1 answer:
Choose 1 answer:
(Choice A) The new species was named Mansourasaurus to recognize the team that discovered it, a professor and students from Mansoura University.
A
The new species was named Mansourasaurus to recognize the team that discovered it, a professor and students from Mansoura University.
(Choice B) Mansourasaurus, a species that lived approximately 80 million years ago, was discovered in 2013 by Egyptian paleontologist Hesham Sallam and a team of university students.
B
Mansourasaurus, a species that lived approximately 80 million years ago, was discovered in 2013 by Egyptian paleontologist Hesham Sallam and a team of university students.
(Choice C) Mansourasaurus, a new species discovered in Egypt in 2013, lived approximately 80 million years ago.
C
Mansourasaurus, a new species discovered in Egypt in 2013, lived approximately 80 million years ago.
(Choice D) A partial dinosaur skeleton found in Egypt’s Dakhla Oasis belonged to a species named Mansourasaurus.
D
A partial dinosaur skeleton found in Egypt’s Dakhla Oasis belonged to a species named Mansourasaurus.
(Choice A) The new species was named Mansourasaurus to recognize the team that discovered it, a professor and students from Mansoura University.
This choice effectively explains the origin of the species' name by connecting it to the team of researchers, including Professor Hesham Sallam and the students from Mansoura University, who made the discovery in 2013.