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What three kinds of evidence support wegner's theory that south america was at one time joined with africa?
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The clincher was that the fossil record on the Coastlines of both continents were identical.
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∙ 13y agoporch monkeys that look the same are in both places.
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What five kinds of evidence support Wegener's observation that south America was at one time joined to Africa?
Well I know 4 Rock evidence mountain belt evidence fossil evidence puzzle piece evidence Hope it helped.......
How do the shapes of south America and Africa support the theory of plate tectonics?
If you look at a picture of south America and Africa and then you cut them out they should fit together like a puzzle piece!
Would the occurrence of the same plant fossils in south America and Africa support continental drift?
No.
Evidence that north America and Africa was once joined?
Fossils of the glossopteris fern, which have been found across South America, Africa, India, Antarctica, and Australia. Fossil eveidence of a triassic land reiple lystrosaurus are also found across Africa, India, Antarctica and Australia.
How do ancient glacial deposits in Africa India Australia and South America support the idea of continental drift?
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The geographic distribution of the swimming reptile Mesosaurus provides evidence that .?
South america and Africa were once joined.
Why is cynognathus a good candidate for providing evidence for the continental drift theory?
Its fossils are found in many different places like South America and Africa which support the theory of continental drift.
Which one of following pieces of evidence did wegener usee to support his theory of continental drift?
The 100% correct answer is A similar fossil was found in Africa, South America, Australia, India, and Antarctica.
How did wegner use climate evidence to support his evidence?
In Africa there are scratch marks that could only have been caused by glaciers but Africa is by a hot place by the equate so once it was colder there
Where on earth do you see evidence that tectonic plates have collided in the past?
south america and africa .
What are the best two place to look for evidence of continental drift?
africa and south america
What are two pieces of evidence that support the theory of sea floor spreading?
1) mapping of magnetic reversals 2) the nice fit you get by placing places like South America and Africa next to each other. ( &3) fossil evidence of both plants and animals.)
What five kinds of evidence support Wegener's observation that south America was at one time joined to Africa?
Well I know 4 Rock evidence mountain belt evidence fossil evidence puzzle piece evidence Hope it helped.......
What football team does Alexandra Burke support?
i think new york or africa cause africa is the best contry or america.
What did wegener used to support his hypothesis and what werevhis weakest evidence?
Fossils were found on the coast of Africa and the coast south America that were in the same dinosaur family. Witch helped Wegener figure that these creatures were once in the same place
What evidence does the geographic distribution of the swimming reptile Mesosaurus provide?
South America and Africa were once joined.
How do the shape of South America and Africa support the theory of plate tectonics?
If you look at a picture of south America and Africa and then you cut them out they should fit together like a puzzle piece!
