While on a Paleontological Dig in the United Kingdom, You

Multiple Choice

While on a paleontological dig in the United Kingdom, you come across a completely preserved (including skin) extinct species of mammal within a bog.You note that for a mammal it is relatively hairless.In order to determine the adaptive significance of hairlessness, you must

A) find an expert on mammals of this region and turn the find over to that person.
B) collect data that will help you to reconstruct the environment of that time.
C) determine the closest extant relative of this species and study it for better understanding of the extinct species.
D) none of the above.