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How did the discovery of Glossopteris support Wegeners continental drift hypothesis?
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Because identical fossils were found on two continents far apart, it suggested that at one time the two landmasses were joined together. In other cases of lands separated by far less distance, plants did not propagate across the divide.
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What was the weakness of wegeners proposal of continental drift?
an absence of fossil evidence
What kind of fossil evidence supported wegeners hypothesis?
Because Katie beaver said so bitchhh
What were Alfred wegeners accomplishments?
he theorized about the continental drift and he also said that a pangaea formed 200 million years ago
Why is ''cotinental drift'' an appropriate title for wegeners theory?
Because Continental drift is when the continents drift apart because they hate each other.
Which observation supported Wegeners theory of continental drift?
The entire east coast of South America clearly appears to fit snugly with Africa's west coast.
How did discovery of glossopteris support Wegeners continental drift hypothesis?
Because identical fossils were found on two continents far apart, it suggested that at one time the two landmasses were joined together. In other cases of lands separated by far less distance, plants did not propagate across the divide.
What was the reason wegeners continental drift hypothesis was rejected?
His evidence was incorrect.
What discovery led scientists to accept Wegeners continental drift hypothesis?
One day while scientists were exploring the sea floor, they discovered sea-floor spreading, thus proving Wegener's hypothesis to be correct.
Wegeners hypothesis of continental drift was finally confirmed by?
evidence supporting the idea of sea-floor spreading.
Wegeners hypothesis of continental drift was replaced in 1967 by which theory that supported his idea continents move?
plate tectonics
What evidence supports his hypothesis?
The evidence that supports wegeners hypothesis is the fossil evidence
What evidence did Wegeners have to support his theory?
Fossils support his hypothesis.
Why was the wegeners hypothesis o the continental drift not widely accepted at the time it was proposed?
Although it seemed to make a lot of sense, there was no known proof of HOW the continents would drift. It wasn't until years later that we gained knowledge of plate tectonics, which bolstered Wegener's hypothesis.
Why is Alfred wegeners invention or discovery important to science?
because it just is
Does the case of mesosaurus support wegeners theory of continental drift?
yes it does.
Why was wegeners idea denied?
The scientific means for proving his hypothesis had not yet been developed.
What was an important reason why wegeners continental drift hypothesis was widely accepted?
The continental Coastlines fit together like puzzle pieces, fossils, and glacier Grover in warm places
