Question

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 egypts 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:
a the new species was named mansourasaurus to recognize the team that discovered it, a professor and students from mansoura university.
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.
c mansourasaurus, a new species discovered in egypt in 2013, lived approximately 80 million years ago.
d a partial dinosaur skeleton found in egypts dakhla oasis belonged to a species named mansourasaurus.

Explanation:

The student's goal is to explain the origin of the species' name. Option A directly addresses this by stating that the name "Mansourasaurus" was given to recognize the discovery team (a professor and students from Mansoura University). Options B, C, and D focus more on details like when the species lived, the discovery location, or the skeleton itself rather than the origin of the name.

Answer:

A. The new species was named Mansourasaurus to recognize the team that discovered it, a professor and students from Mansoura University.