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Reading Comprehension :: RE: OG Conodonts, the spiky phosphatic remains

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Author: DavidG@VeritasPrep
Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2017 11:16 am (GMT -8)

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515) The second paragraph in the passage serves primarily to
A. outline the significance of the 1981 discovery of conodont remains to the debate concerning the development of the vertebrate skeleton
B. contrast the traditional view of the development of the vertebrate skeleton with a view derived from the 1981 discovery of conodont remains
C. contrast the characteristics of the ostracoderms with the characteristics of earlier soft-bodied vertebrates
D. explain the importance of the development of teeth among the earliest vertebrate predators
E. present the two sides of the debate concerning the development of the vertebrate skeleton
The second paragraph first gives us the traditional belief. The structural clue that we're going to get a competing belief is the transition, "however." However, other paleontologists argued

So we're getting two sides of an argument. The answer is E
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