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

• Catagonus wagneri is a mammal species.
• It was believed to be extinct until a living specimen was identified in Argentina in 1974.
• Medusagyne oppositifolia is a tree species.
• It was believed to be extinct until a living specimen was identified in the Seychelles in 1978.
• 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 where Catagonus wagneri was identified. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

A

In 1978, a living specimen of Medusagyne oppositifolia was found in the Seychelles.

B

Previously believed to be extinct, a living specimen of Catagonus wagneri was identified in Argentina.

C

Examples of Lazarus species can be found in Catagonus wagneri as well as Medusagyne oppositifolia.

D

A living specimen of Catagonus wagneri, once believed to be extinct, was identified in 1974.