|Question 8Verbal

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Some researchers have characterized the flora and fauna of the South Pacific island of Grande Terre as members of clades that inhabited nearby islands before Grande Terre completely emerged 37 million years ago. Thomas R. Buckley et al. found that the crown age (the age of the most recent common ancestor of all living and extinct species in the clade) of the clade of stick insects on Grande Terre is approximately 41.1 million years, while Jesús Gómez-Zurita et al. found that the crown age of the clade of flea beetles on Grande Terre is approximately 12.8 million years.
Which statement about the view put forward by "some researchers" is best supported by information in the text?
The view could be true of Grande Terre's stick insects but is not true of the island's flea beetles.
A
The view has some empirical support but is weakened by the findings of Buckley et al.
B
The view suggests that Grande Terre may have emerged as early as 41.1 million years ago.
C
The view depends on inaccurate assumptions about the crown ages of the clades of stick insects and flea beetles on Grande Terre.
D