A final blow to the respiratory theory came from the discovery that fetuses yawn inside the womb, a revelation that was impossible prior to the development of sonogram equipment capable of visually displaying fetal behavior.
(c) The discovery that fetuses yawn inside the womb disproved the respiratory theory, a refutation that would have been impossible prior to sonogram technology.
(d) Sonogram technology led to the revelation that fetuses yawn inside the womb, a discovery that ruled out the respiratory hypothesis once and for all.