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Because, similar fossils could be found on different continents, in rocks of the same age.

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Q: How did fossils provide evidence for contental drift?
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Are fossils evidence of continental drift?

Yes.


How did fossil provide evidence for Continental drift?

It is any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock.Fossils provided evidence for continental drift by Wegener's hypothesis. Wegener studied land features, fossils, and evidence of climate change.


How fossils provide evidence for the Continental drift?

The scientists that found the fossils found that were found on different continents. Some of the same fossil were located on each Continent that could only survive in one climate. Therefore, a fossil provided some evidence for the continental drift to be true.


What is the evidence against continental drift?

They are plants, Rock, and fossils


What does provide evidence for continental drift?

Is there a list? Continental drift is real, so religious fanatics don't provide evidence for continental drift.


What evidence supported hypothesis of continental drift?

Tropical fossils in Antarctica.


What type of evidence for continental drift did Wegener's data include?

fossils and weather patterns


How are fossils useful evidence of continental drift?

Fossil are important to the Continental drift because fossils were found in areas where they should not have been found. Like across the world.


How do the shaded areas on the map give evidence for continental drift?

It gives us evidence by finding the animals fossils their.


The fact that similar fossils are found on both sides of the ocean is evidence of .?

continental drift


What is the fact that similar fossils are found on the both sides of the ocean is evidence of?

continental drift


What evidence supports the hypothesis of continental drift?

Continental drift is a hypothesis so there is no actual proof or evidence of it, but rather opinions and views suggesting the possibility of it.