You have identified a new mammal species.You are surprised to find that it has a pelvis, but there is no evidence the species has legs.However, as a scientist you will most likely conclude:
A) the pelvic bones are present because the animal is a mammal.
B) that this is a very young animal.
C) that you have found a mutant species.
D) the pelvic bones are analogous to the pelvic bones found in other mammals.
E) that the pelvis is a vestigial structure.

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The presence of a pelvis without legs suggests that the pelvis is a vestigial structure, meaning it is a remnant of an ancestor that had legs.

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