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A tiny, unusual fossil in a piece of 99-million-year-old amber is of the extinct species Oculudentavis khaungraae. The O. khaungraae fossil consists of a rounded skull with a thin snout and a large eye socket. Because these features look like they are avian, or related to birds, researchers initially thought that the fossil might be the smallest avian dinosaur ever found.

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Paleontologists were excited to discover a second small fossil that is similar to the strange O. khaungraae fossil but has part of the lower body along with a birdlike skull. Detailed studies of both fossils revealed several traits that are found in lizards but not in dinosaurs or birds. Therefore, paleontologists think the two creatures were probably unusual lizards, even though the skulls looked avian at first.

Based on the texts, what would the paleontologists in Text 2 most likely say about the researchers' initial thought in Text 17

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It is understandable because the fossil does look like it could be related to birds, even though O. khaungraae is probably a lizard.

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It is confusing because it isn't clear what caused the researchers to think that O. khaungraae might be related to birds.

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It is flawed because the researchers mistakenly assumed that O. khaungraae must be a lizard.

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It is reasonable because the O. khaungraae skull is about the same size as the skull of the second fossil but is shaped differently.