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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? 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.
- 1The new species was named Mansourasaurus to recognize the team that discovered it, a professor and students from Mansoura University.✓
- 2Mansourasaurus, a species that lived approximately 80 million years ago, was discovered in 2013 by Egyptian paleontologist Hesham Sallam and a team of university students.
- 3A partial dinosaur skeleton found in Egypt's Dakhla Oasis belonged to a species named Mansourasaurus.
- 4Mansourasaurus, a new species discovered in Egypt in 2013, lived approximately 80 million years ago.
Correct answer
The new species was named Mansourasaurus to recognize the team that discovered it, a professor and students from Mansoura University.
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