
Refer to the scenario below and then answer the following question(s) .
In a fossil bed, you discover the preserved bones of a winged animal mixed in with the bones of small rodents. The small rodents are known from other fossils to have lived about two million years ago, but they are now extinct.
-What can you conclude from the fact that the bones of the winged animal are found in the same fossil bed as the rodent bones?
A) The winged animal is closely related to the small rodents.
B) Because it has bones, the winged animal is either a bird or a bat.
C) The winged animal lived at the same time as the small rodents.
D) The winged animal interacted with the small rodents when they were both alive, for example, the winged animal may have preyed on the rodents.
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