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Why would the fossil of an ocean fish found on two different continents NOT be good evidence of continental drift?
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∙ 11y ago
Because there's really just one big ocean. A fish would be able to travel ANYWHERE in it.
well, because of Pangaea, the continents where in a huge "blob" so when the first fish where created, there where some on the eastern south America and western Africa, when the continents moved apart with the time, there where still some fossils of those specific animals, ocean animals in this case...
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∙ 11y agoits not the answer i got from my text book so dont listen 2 tht person............................
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Why would the fossil of an ocean fish found on two different continents not be good evidence for continental drift?
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How fossils provide evidence for the Continental drift?
The scientists that found the fossils found that were found on different continents. Some of the same fossil were located on each Continent that could only survive in one climate. Therefore, a fossil provided some evidence for the continental drift to be true.
Used as evidence for continental drift?
There are four things that are used for evidence for the continental drift. The four continental drift was Shape of continents, fossil evidence, glacial evidence and similar rocks found in different continents.
Evidence for continental drift?
The existence in the fossil record of the same land species on several continents. Since these animals are not seafaring then the continents must have been connected at one time. Also continental drift is supported by vast empirical evidence.
Fossil that was found on a different continents and was used to support the theory of continental drift?
mesosaurus
Name a fossil that was found on different continents and was used to support the theory of continental drift?
mesosaurus
Why would the fossil on an ocean fish found on two different continents not be good evidence on continental drift?
its not the answer i got from my text book so dont listen 2 tht person............................
Explain how fossil evidence was used to support continental drift?
Fossils of the same animal species where found across different continents , so that means back then when the world was a super continent those continents were probably next to each other. Trust point me if this helped, Thanks!
How do you know about continental drift?
Wegner developed this theory not only because many continents appear to fit together like a jigsaw, but also because he had fossil and climate evidence to support the fact that the continents once fit together.
Describe evidence that supports the existence of pangaea?
the continents fit the locations on the mountain ranges the congruent types of rocks and the same fossil exists on different continents. Hope this helped. :)
What are the three pieces of evidence that supports continental drift theory?
Climate fossil and fossil climate
What were the three things called that Alfred Wagner used to prove continental drift?
1. Continents fit like puzzles 2. Fossil evidence 3. Past climate changes
