Alfred Wegener's theory was that once the continents had been joined together, and that somehow, the continents had drifted apart. His theory turned out to be right, and his theory's name was, of course, "Continental Drift."
Alfred Wegener believed that part of South America (east coast) and Africa (west coast) has been attached at one time. He cited fossil, paleo-topographical, and climatological evidence.
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That all the continents had once been joined together in a single landmass and have since drifted apart.
When he found that rocks in western parts of Africa were the same as those found in eastern South America and both held the same fossil communities.
He proposed that the continents had once been joined, thus laying the foundations of plate tectonics.
Continental drift
Alfred Wegener
the "continental drift" hypothesiswas proposed by a German meteorologist named Alfred Wegener in 1910
Wegener couldn't explain how or why continents moved.
continental drift
I think that continetal drift replaced his theory
Alfred Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift not taken seriously
His hypothesis of continental drift
Theory of Continental Drift
Which type of evidence was NOT used by Alfred Wegener to support his continental drift hypothesis human remains
Alfred wegener
Alfred Wegener
the "continental drift" hypothesiswas proposed by a German meteorologist named Alfred Wegener in 1910
Wegener couldn't explain how or why continents moved.
The idea known as "Continental Drift."
Which type of evidence was NOT used by Alfred Wegener to support his continental drift hypothesis human remains
Alfred Wegener
Alfred Wegener