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literally translated "Middle Lizard"
Lived in the Mesozoic Ear (Age of the Reptiles)
It was a kind of dinosaur.
Was one of the first kind of marine reptiles, and had many adaptions to aquatic lifstyles.
Think: an elegant, dinosaur-like, really big, Crocodile!
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoMesosaurus fossils have been found in South America and southern Africa. They date to between 299 million years ago and 280 million years ago, during the early Permian. Mesosaurus is significant because it's the earliest known reptile with aquatic adaptations.
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∙ 15y agoMesosaurus is a 3 ft long extinct reptile from the early Permian period.
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Explain this distribution of mesosaurus fossils?
The theory of plate tectonics easily explains the distribution of mesosaurus. When mesosaurus was alive, all of the continents were massed together into the supercontinent Pangaea. Therefor, South America and Africa met because there was no Atlantic Ocean, so the distribution of mesosaurus makes complete sense.
What did the mesosaurus eat?
Mesosaurus was one of the first marine reptiles. It had numerous thin teeth that weren't adept to catch fish. It is believed that mesosaurus ate plankton.
What was used to by Wegner to establish continental drift?
Mesosaurus fossils
How does Mesosaurus fossils support the past existence of Pangaea?
Fossil forms in a rock and dirt covers it by digging through.
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.
What we're land Bridges used as an explanation for?
Mesosaurus fossils
Explain this distribution of mesosaurus fossils?
The theory of plate tectonics easily explains the distribution of mesosaurus. When mesosaurus was alive, all of the continents were massed together into the supercontinent Pangaea. Therefor, South America and Africa met because there was no Atlantic Ocean, so the distribution of mesosaurus makes complete sense.
What biome did a mesosaurus live in?
The Mesosaurus lived in Antarctica back 100 million to 200 million years ago : )
What could explainthis distribution of mesosaurus fossils?
The theory of plate tectonics easily explains the distribution of mesosaurus. When mesosaurus was alive, all of the continents were massed together into the supercontinent Pangaea. Therefor, South America and Africa met because there was no Atlantic Ocean, so the distribution of mesosaurus makes complete sense.
What did the mesosaurus eat?
Mesosaurus was one of the first marine reptiles. It had numerous thin teeth that weren't adept to catch fish. It is believed that mesosaurus ate plankton.
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.
What were land bridges used explanation for?
Mesosaurus fossils
Used to by Wegner to establish continental drift?
Mesosaurus Fossils
When did the Mesosaurus- become extinct?
The mesosaurus become extinct about 300 million years ago. This was a type of reptile that looked like a lizard and was the first reptile to go back to aquatic environments.
Why these freshwater mesosaurus fossils are found today in some rock layer in both south America and Africa?
because the two continents were originally joined (Gondwana land) and as such share common fossil ancestors
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
