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The hypothesis that the continents had once formed a single landmass

before breaking apart and drifting to their present locations was

fully formulated by Alfred Wegener in 1912. Although Wegener's

theory was formed independently and was more complete than those of

his predecessors, Wegener later credited a number of past authors with

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A possible explanation or answer to a question is a?

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