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How can glossopteris and mesosaurus be used as evidence for continental drift?
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What was the fossilized reptile found in S America and in Africa that was used for evidence for continental drift?
The Glossopteris, an ancient plant and Mesosaurus, an ancient reptile. lexii answered this question.
How did the glossopteris prove continental drift?
god knows
How does Continental Drift work?
continental drift is when continents drift. They all formed from pangea, a super continent. Evidence to support this is the fossils of the cynognathus, mesosaurus and the lystrosaurus.
What was used to by Wegner to establish continental drift?
Mesosaurus fossils
Do fossils and rocks support the hypothesis of continental drift?
yes it does, one fossil plant that helped support the hypothesis of the conentental drift is glossopteris.
How can Glossopteris an ancient plant and Mesosaurus an ancient reptile be used as evidence for continental drift?
it can be used as evidence because they are old and moved from one place to another by the power of the ocean.
Why were the fossils of Mesosaurus and Glossopteris important finds?
because it is one of the facts that prove the theries of continental drift and Pangaea
What was the fossilized reptile found in S America and in Africa that was used for evidence for continental drift?
The Glossopteris, an ancient plant and Mesosaurus, an ancient reptile. lexii answered this question.
How did the glossopteris prove continental drift?
god knows
What fossil plant helps support the continental drift?
Glossopteris
How did fossils contribute to the idea of continental drift?
Name a fossil that was found on different continents and was used to support the theory of continental drift.
What is the geographic distribution of the swimming reptile Mesosaurus provides evidence?
The geographic distribution of the swimming reptile Mesosaurus provides evidence that supports continental drift. Fossils belonging to the Mesosaurus were found far away from each other, in both South Africa and South America.
Used to by Wegner to establish continental drift?
Mesosaurus Fossils
How does Continental Drift work?
continental drift is when continents drift. They all formed from pangea, a super continent. Evidence to support this is the fossils of the cynognathus, mesosaurus and the lystrosaurus.
Does the case of mesosaurus support wegeners theory of continental drift?
yes it does.
What was used to by Wegner to establish continental drift?
Mesosaurus fossils
What are some of the fossils that the continental drift left behind?
the Glossopteris was a fernlike plant that lived 250 million years ago and glossopteris fossils have been found in rocks in Africa,South america,australia,india,and antarctica.there are other fossils like the fresh water reptiles mesosaurus and lystrosaurus.
