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What was the name of the fossil that was found in Africa south America Australia India and Antarctica?
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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.
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.
Why would a particular type of ancient plant fossil be found in parts of Asia South America Africa Australia and Antarctica?
Because at one time - millions of years ago - all the continents were joined in a giant continent called Pangea.
Fern fossil found in Africa Australia India south America and antarctica?
The discovery of Glossopteris supports Wegner's continental drift by sowing that the continents were once put together but drifted apart over time. This is how Glossopteris was found on 5 different continents.
What obeservation led Alfred Wegener to develop a hypothesis of continental drift?
I believe his first observation was the way the continents of South America and Africa "fit" together like a jigsaw puzzle (although he was not the first to realize this). He also made note of fossil discoveries in Africa which corresponded to those in South America. Finally, he began his own research which actually alligned rock formation/componants from one side of the Atlantic with the other.
What continent have the oldest fossil been found on?
south America
When was the first fossil found in Antarctica?
The first fossil discovered in Antarctica was a Nodosaurid Ankylosaur. It was found in 1986.
When and where was the first fossil in Antarctica Found?
Peter Barrett is credited with finding the first tetrapod fossil in Antarctica in 1967.
What was the first fossil found in Antarctica?
a plant.
When and were was the first dinosaur fossil found in Antarctica?
Cryolophosaurus was the first dinosaur discovered in antarctica
When was the first dinosaur fossil found in antarctic?
Dinosaur Species In Australia --AtlascopcosaurusAustralovenatorAustrosaurusDiamantinasaurusFulgurotheriumGrallatorKakuruLeaellynasauraMinmiMuttaburrasaurusOzraptorQantassaurusRapatorRhoetosaurusSerendipaceratopsTimimusWalgettosuchusWintonopusWintonotitan
What was the frist dinosaur fossil found in antarctica?
cryolophosaurus
