For decades, paleontologists believed that Tyrannosaurus rex was a solitary hunter. Recent discoveries of multiple T. rex skeletons buried together, however, have caused some researchers to reconsider. If these dinosaurs died and were preserved as a group, they may have lived as a group, hunting cooperatively like modern wolves.
Which choice best describes the function of the second sentence in the text?
- A
It restates the claim made in the first sentence using different terms.
- B
It defines a technical term used by paleontologists.
- Ccheck_circle
It provides evidence that contradicts the long-standing view introduced in the first sentence.
- D
It introduces a new species unrelated to the first sentence's topic.
Explanation
The second sentence introduces fossil evidence (multiple skeletons together) that pushes back against the solitary-hunter view. A is correct; the others misread the rhetorical move.