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How do mesosaurus fossil's support the past existence of Pangaea?
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How does Mesosaurus fossils support the past existence of Pangaea?
Fossil forms in a rock and dirt covers it by digging through.
How do fossils support the theory of pangaea?
Similar species of fossil can be found on separate, but adjacent, continents
What was the fossil that was found on different continents and was used to support the theory of continental drift?
They found fossils of the Mesosaurus,Lystosaurus,and I believe the Cyrothagus.Sorry if t his is spelled wrong.
How the principle of uniformitarianism and evidence from index fossils supports the existence of Pangaea?
well cant say how uniformitarianism would support it but as far as index fossils go think about the fact that a for a single species to survive on multiple continents at same time it would need the same environment and apparently its not the case now but Pangaea was a single continent @ one place with single environment. so if any index fossils spread across multiple continents point towards them being of same environment and the most logical explanation is them being at the similar lat-long which sort of points us towards the idea that is Pangaea!
Does the case of mesosaurus support wegeners theory of continental drift?
yes it does.
What are 3 types of evidence that support Pangaea?
fossils match up coast lines fit together coal deposits line up faults match up
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.
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.
Fossil that was found on a different continents and was used to support the theory of continental drift?
mesosaurus
Name a fossil that was found on different continents and was used to support the theory of continental drift?
mesosaurus
What ways do the fossils help support the hypothesis of continental drift?
Fossils of the reptile Mesosaurus have been found in South America and Africa. It probably couldn't swim between the continents. Scientists theorized that this reptile lived on both continents when they were joined. All continents were once part of a large landmass, called Pangea, that broke apart 250-million years ago.
In what ways do fossils help support the hypothesis of continental drift?
Fossils of the reptile Mesosaurus have been found in South America and Africa. It probably couldn't swim between the continents. Scientists theorized that this reptile lived on both continents when they were joined. All continents were once part of a large landmass, called Pangea, that broke apart 250-million years ago.
