Shubin and Daeschler specifically traveled to Ellesmere Island to hunt for fossils because . a. the rocks on this island were of the right type to contain fossils.
b. the rocks on the island were of the right age to contain transitional vertebrate fossils.
c. other paleontologists had searched for fossils on that island but Shubin and Daeschler thought they had missed something.
d. they were just guessing that something interesting might be there.
e. Ellesmere Island is one of the coldest places on Earth.