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What was the name of the floral fossils Wegener used for the idea of continental drift?
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What type of evidence for continental drift did Wegener's data include?
fossils and weather patterns
What fossil fern supported wegener's hypothesis of continental drift?
The fossils were of Glossopteris (extinct seed ferns).
Fossils of tropical plants found on an island in the Arctic Ocean are the evidence for Wegener's hypothesis of?
Continental drift
Why was Alfred Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift not taken seriously by most geologists?
Alfred Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift not taken seriously
What evidence did Alfred wegener have to support his theory of the continental drift?
he had 1.fossils 2.glacial indentations 3.different types of rocks
33 What was the name of the floral fossils Wegener used for the idea of continental drift?
The name of the floral fossils Wegner used for the idea of continental drift was glossopteris. Alfred Wegner used the continental drift as a way to explain the continental shapes.
What type of evidence for continental drift did Wegener's data include?
fossils and weather patterns
What is theory for fossils of tropical plants found on an island in the arctic ocean?
the theory called the "continental drift" hypothesized that all the continents were once a huge supercontinent but then eventually over time spread apart. this is ALFRED WEGENER (veh-gen-er) HYPOTHESIS IN 1910.
True or false wegener knew that continental drift explained fossils of tropical plants?
true
What fossil fern supported wegener's hypothesis of continental drift?
The fossils were of Glossopteris (extinct seed ferns).
Fossils of tropical plants found on an island in the Arctic Ocean are the evidence for Wegener's hypothesis of?
Continental drift
How did fossil provide evidence for Continental drift?
It is any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock.Fossils provided evidence for continental drift by Wegener's hypothesis. Wegener studied land features, fossils, and evidence of climate change.
Continental drift tagalog kahulugan?
Ang continental drift sa Tagalog ay "pook ng pagdidrift ng kontinente." Ito ang konsepto na ang mga kontinente ay nagsi-slide patungo o palayo sa isa't isa dahil sa paggalaw ng mga tectonic plates sa ilalim ng crust ng daigdig. Ito ang nagdudulot ng pagbabago sa hugis ng mga kontinente sa paglipas ng milyon-milyong taon.
Who thought that similar stone structures around the world meant there was a continental drift?
Alfred Wegener, according to Wegener the continental drift explains why fossils of the same plant and animal species are found on continents that are on different sides of the atlantic ocean.
Did wegener believe that continental drift explained fossils of tropical plants found in places that today have a polar climate?
Yes, he did!
What is an example of evidence from landforms that supported Wegener's idea of continental drift?
The same fossils found on different sides of the ocean.
Who proved continental drift?
Alfred Wegener Proved The theory of Continental Drift.
