he couldn't figure out what was causing it, and he didnt have proof.
The name of the floral fossils Wegner used for the idea of continental drift was glossopteris. Alfred Wegner used the continental drift as a way to explain the continental shapes.
Alfred Wegner
Alfred Wegner
alfred wegner
Alfred Wegner publicized his theory in 1912.
I think about 2 years
Alfred Wegner originally thought of the continental drift theory, but he wasn't believed when he presented it. After his death (of course) the theory was proved.
Alfred Wegner was the first person to come up with continental drift
Alfred Wegner's continental drift theory was ignored because he didn't have enough proof to show everyone that tectonic plates were moving. The supercontinent Pangaea sounded like a big fantasy to everyone back then.
One main objection to Wegner's continental drift hypothesis was the lack of a plausible mechanism to explain how continents could move through solid oceanic crust. At that time, the idea of continental drift contradicted prevailing scientific beliefs about the rigidity of the Earth's crust.
wegner was not able to prove how the continents move so his theory of continental drift got rejected.
Wegner was the man who established the theory of "continental drift" in 1912