In the passage, the author’s chief concern is to (A) acknowledge an error in mainstream science. (B) explain the reason for a modification of a system. (C) describe an anomalous biological phenomenon. (D) trace the development of a scientific theory. (E) outline a system of scientific classification. 10. To ensure the integrity of fossil evidence found at climatically unstable archeological sites, the immediate coating of newly exposed fossils with a specially formulated alkaline solution is as crucial, if not more crucial than, the prompt removal of the fossil from the site. (A) crucial, if not more crucial than, the.