Mesosaurus was a marine reptile, that is, they lived in the ocean. They did, however, live in the sea near the coast of Pangea. Their fossils have been found in southern Africa and South America.
Mesosaurus was an aquatic reptile that lived between 299 and 280 million years ago in what is now South America and Africa. Evidence suggests that at least some of them lived in a hypersaline environment rather than a usual oceanic or freshwater habitat.
260 million years ago..pangaea reassembled proves it
They have been extinct for 280 million.
The Mesosaurus lived in Antarctica back 100 million to 200 million years ago : )
Mesosaurus fossils
The theory of plate tectonics easily explains the distribution of mesosaurus. When mesosaurus was alive, all of the continents were massed together into the supercontinent Pangaea. Therefor, South America and Africa met because there was no Atlantic Ocean, so the distribution of mesosaurus makes complete sense.
The theory of plate tectonics easily explains the distribution of mesosaurus. When mesosaurus was alive, all of the continents were massed together into the supercontinent Pangaea. Therefor, South America and Africa met because there was no Atlantic Ocean, so the distribution of mesosaurus makes complete sense.
Mesosaurus was one of the first marine reptiles. It had numerous thin teeth that weren't adept to catch fish. It is believed that mesosaurus ate plankton.
The geographic distribution of the swimming reptile Mesosaurus provides evidence that supports continental drift. Fossils belonging to the Mesosaurus were found far away from each other, in both South Africa and South America.
Mesosaurus fossils
Mesosaurus Fossils
The mesosaurus become extinct about 300 million years ago. This was a type of reptile that looked like a lizard and was the first reptile to go back to aquatic environments.
because the two continents were originally joined (Gondwana land) and as such share common fossil ancestors
yes it does.
Mesosaurus fossils