Complete the sentence about Arabian oryx with the correct year: In ______, Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville subdivided the antelope group, adopted Oryx as a genus name, and changed the species name Antilope oryx to Oryx gazella.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. 1816
- Step 1: In 1816, Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville subdivided the antelope group, adopted Oryx as a genus name, and changed the species name Antilope oryx to Oryx gazella. Answer: 1816. Why not the others: 1819, 1811 and 1824 don't fit.
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