In paragraph 2, the author discusses Glossopteris in order to A. provide an example of a fossil species that was attributed to Gondwana on the basis of its wide distribution B. explain why the descriptions of ancient plants made by Adolphe Brongniart were not completely accurate C. establish the importance of nineteenth-century paleobotanist Adolphe Brongniart D. show that similarities among flora in the Southern Hemisphere continents were not limited to flowering plants