The 140-million year-old fossil of a tortoise was recently found about 700 meters deep in a coal mine in northeast china. Scientists studying the fossil believe that it represents a previously unknown species?
Which of the following is the best conclusion based on the data provided?
1 The tortoise made its home in underground tunnels that were 700 meters deep.
2 Tortoise fossils would also be found in a copper mine at the same underground level.
3 The tortoise was a burrowing animal that lived on plants.
4 The tortoise lived at the same time as the coal forming plants.
5 All of the tortoises died 140 million years ago.