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What is fossilized plant that has been found on several continents?
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How does a plant get fossilized?
aging
A plant fossil called glossopteris was found on numerous continents true or false?
True
Can you describe 3 clues that support the idea of continental drift?
shapes of the continents fit together. fossils of same dinosaur are found in different continents. same plant fossils in different continents.
What is the continentals theory about how it moves?
Wegner's theory, people didn't believe him at first then people figured it out from his research. things thts prove it are rock fossils were found on several continents and plant and animal fossils were found on other continent that couldn't go across the atlantic or pacific ocean and the continents fit together like a puzzle and also, climate is the same on continents that are across the ocean and even the world.
What is the fossil that was found on different continents and was used to support the theory of continental drift?
There was a lot of fossils that were found but the most interesting one is the plant called Glossopteris, it was the only seed-fern plant fossil found.
How do scientists know about continents once existing of landmasses?
There are two main evidences for this: 1. The continents fit together like a puzzle 2. There are both extant and extinct animal and plant species present on several continents that are not connected
What was the fossilized reptile found in S America and in Africa that was used for evidence for continental drift?
The Glossopteris, an ancient plant and Mesosaurus, an ancient reptile. lexii answered this question.
Is a petrified wood in the desert a fossil?
Yes it is a fossilized plant, usually a tree part.
What is 1 way you know that all the continents were connected at one point?
One way we know that all the continents were connected at one point is through evidence of similar rock formations, fossils, and mountain ranges across different continents, indicating they were once part of a single landmass known as Pangaea.
What three sources of information do scientist use to learn about ancient climates?
The scientists use fossil and plant remains that have been found in continents and this process of the continents moving is known as uniformitarianism.
How many continents are there on planet?
On plant Earth, there are 7 major continents.
Can poop fossilize?
Yes, feces can be fossilized. That is called coprolite.
