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What is one piece of evidence that the continents were once together?
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Evidence Supporting Pangea
- Coastlines fit together
- Fossil Distribution
- Rock Strata
- Coal Distribution
Africa and South America appear to fit together very well, this however is not enough evidence alone to support the idea of continental drift. There are however matching fossils of animals have been found in both Africa and South America. Plant fossils have also been found on parallel lines indicating that the climate at one point had to be the same but now, the climates are extremely different and wouldn't allow for mutual fern species to grow.
Rock strata, and mineral deposits also line up to indicate that at one point, the continents formed one, large super continent called "Pangea."
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What evidence supports the idea that all the continents were once joined together?
There are two main pieces of evidence: Animal and plant species are present on separated continents. The continents fit together like a puzzle.
What evidence is there that the present-day continents were once a single land-mass?
The continents fit together like a puzzle. There are also animal and plant species (extinct or extant) present on continents that are not physically connected.
What evidence suggests that continents were once joined?
1. Numerous plant or animal species (extinct or extant) are present on multiple continents that are not connected. 2. The continents fit together like a jigsaw puzzle.
What was the first evidence that led people to think that the continents were once connected?
The first evidence that led people to think that the continents were once connected because of earthquakes
Why were the continents once joined together?
no
What evidence is there that the present-day Continent were once a single landmass?
One piece of evidence that indicates the continents were once connected is the shape of the continents. Many of the continents look as if they fit together like a puzzle.
What evidence supports the idea that all the continents were once joined together?
There are two main pieces of evidence: Animal and plant species are present on separated continents. The continents fit together like a puzzle.
What is the modern theory of plate tectonics and what evidence is there to support it?
the modern theory is that all the continents used to be connected (Pangaea). The evidence is that the coastal boundaries fit together like a puzzle piece. another example is that the same species of animals are found on the coasts of the continents that once were touching
Give two types of evidence for continental drift with an example of each type?
It is believed that the continents drifted apart. They were once all together as one piece and you could walk back and forth between the parts.
What was probably the first line of evidence that led some to suspect the continents where once connected?
The shapes of those continents, too many looked like they fitted together.
What evidence suggests the continents were once all together but the drifted apart?
smiliar fossils and plants, matching of the continents as a jig-saw puzzle, remaining of tropical plants
What are the evidence supporting the existence of Pangaea?
The continents appear to have once fit together (like South America and Africa). Also, there were similar fossils found on different continents.
What evidence is there that the present-day continents were once a single land-mass?
The continents fit together like a puzzle. There are also animal and plant species (extinct or extant) present on continents that are not physically connected.
What evidence is there to show that the continents today were once from an super continent?
1. The continents fit together like a jigsaw puzzle. 2. There are animal and plant species, extant and extinct, present on separated continents.
What evidence suggests that continents were once joined?
1. Numerous plant or animal species (extinct or extant) are present on multiple continents that are not connected. 2. The continents fit together like a jigsaw puzzle.
What was the first evidence that led people to think that the continents were once connected?
The first evidence that led people to think that the continents were once connected because of earthquakes
How might the locations of lytrosaurus fossils be seen as evidence that the continents were once together?
It seems to prove that these continents were once close enough to each other that animals and plants could easily move between them through land.
