Paleontologists use the position of fossilized bones to infer the environment in which animals perished. Many animal fossils appear in a head-thrown-back position called opisthotonos, a posture that veterinarians report being common in animals suffering from oxygen deprivation. This suggests that most of the animals whose bones are found in opisthotonos died from suffocation, probably trapped by a sudden mud slide or other deluge.
Which of the following, if true, most weakens the reasoning above?
A. Sudden mudslides create conditions that promote fossilization of the remains of animals trapped and suffocated within them.
B. Research has ruled out the possibility that the appearance of opisthotonos could be the result of geological shifts over extended periods of time.
C. According to veterinarians, bacterial infections such as meningitis can put animals into opisthotonos.
D. Many fossils exhibiting opisthotonos are found in geological settings that contain other evidence
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Which of the following, if true, most weakens the reasoning above?
A. Sudden mudslides create conditions that promote fossilization of the remains of animals trapped and suffocated within them.
B. Research has ruled out the possibility that the appearance of opisthotonos could be the result of geological shifts over extended periods of time.
C. According to veterinarians, bacterial infections such as meningitis can put animals into opisthotonos.
D. Many fossils exhibiting opisthotonos are found in geological settings that contain other evidence
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