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How can you explain the fossils after continental drift?
the same fossils were found on different continents
Are mammal fossils found in rock?
Fossils of animals and plants can be found in sedimentary rock (limestone, chalk, slate, etc).
Do all rocks form fossils?
No, fossils are actually very difficult to find. The majority of fossils found are marine invertebrates. They are usually found in sedimentary rock. However, there is plenty of sedimentary rock that contains no fossils at all.
What sedimentary rock often has fossils?
Paleontologists are looking for fossils in sedimentary rock.
Does igneous sedimentary and metamorphic rocks contain fossils?
No. In general, there are no fossils in igneous or metamorphic rocks, because the high heat and pressure involved would destroy any fossils. Fossils are almost always found in sedimentary rock.
Which continents hold fossils of lystrosaurus cynognathus mososarus and the glossopteris?
it was found on two continents, including antarctica and south america.
What was the lystrosaurus?
lysttrosaurus was a medium sized reptile with two short tusks, it is in a class called the dyconadonts which became extinct at the end of the triassic period, and may be an adept swimmer. it is a herbivore, and it's fossils are found even in remote places like antartica.
What was significant about the lystrosaurus findings?
Lystrosaurus was strictly a terrestrial animal, but its fossils were found in South Africa, China, India, and even Antarctica. This means that those areas were once connected, proving that the continents were once joined together and that they slowly move.
What are some of the fossils that the continental drift left behind?
the Glossopteris was a fernlike plant that lived 250 million years ago and glossopteris fossils have been found in rocks in Africa,South america,australia,india,and antarctica.there are other fossils like the fresh water reptiles mesosaurus and lystrosaurus.
How does Continental Drift work?
continental drift is when continents drift. They all formed from pangea, a super continent. Evidence to support this is the fossils of the cynognathus, mesosaurus and the lystrosaurus.
How did fossils contribute to the idea of continental drift?
Name a fossil that was found on different continents and was used to support the theory of continental drift.
What is wegeners evidence that Pangaea once existed?
He had evidence from Climate- because fossils of plants forming in places without the ideal temperature were found and the same plants found at another place with the right temperature. Fossils- fossils of the reptiles mesosaurus and lystrosaurus found on continents separated by ocean and neither could swim that great of a distance in salt water, and Land Features- Mountain ranges in south America match up with the mountain ranges in Africa, like a jigsaw- puzzle Hope this helps :)
Can you give me A RELATIVE OF THE LYSTROSAURUS?
A Lystrosaurus was a tetrapod that lived during the late Permian period. The Lystrosaurus is a distant relative of today's mammals.
What year was the fossils found?
The fossils were first found in 1983
Are fossils found in deserts?
Yes, fossils are found in deserts.
Are fossils found in the desert?
Yes, fossils are found in deserts.
Are fossils found?
fossils are found by scientists. some are even found in deserts
