Shubin and Daeschler Specifically Traveled to Ellesmere Island to Hunt

question 42

Multiple Choice

Shubin and Daeschler specifically traveled to Ellesmere Island to hunt for fossils because _____.

• A) the rocks on this island were of the right type to contain fossils.
• B) the rocks on the island were of the right age to contain transitional vertebrate fossils.
• C) other paleontologists had searched for fossils on that island but Shubin and Daeschler thought they had missed something.
• D) they were just guessing that something interesting might be there.
• E) Ellesmere Island is one of the coldest places on Earth.

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