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While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

• The Chacoan peccary is a mammal species.
• It was believed to be extinct until a living Chacoan peccary was identified in Argentina in 1974.
• The jellyfish tree is a tree species.
• It was believed to be extinct until a living jellyfish tree was identified in the Seychelles in 1970.
• They are considered Lazarus species.
• “Lazarus species” is a term for living species of organisms that were once believed to be extinct.

The student wants to specify when the Chacoan peccary, once believed to be extinct, was identified. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

A

Previously believed to be extinct, a living Chacoan peccary was identified in Argentina.

B

Identified in the Seychelles, a living jellyfish tree was found in 1978.

C

An example of a Lazarus species was found in 1978.

D

A living Chacoan peccary, once believed to be extinct, was identified in 1974.