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What fossils did Alfred wegener find and where?
The fossils of animals were found the three different continents, but no animal could've swam that far across the salt water, so there had to be another way. Also, the plant fossil glossopteris was discovered in Antarctica, where no plants could live.
Why fossils of the glossopteris a tropical plant were discovered in antarctica?
"Glossopteris (Greek glossa, meaning "tongue", because the leaves were tongue-shaped) is the largest and best-known genus of the extinct order of seed ferns known as Glossopteridales (or in some cases as Arberiales or Dictyopteridiales). Long considered a fern after its discovery in 1824, it was later assigned to the gymnosperms. The genus is placed in the division Pteridospermatophyta. In reality, many of the plant groups included within this division are only distantly related to one another." That was straight out of the Wikipedia article. It explains what glossopteris is (or was), and a fossil of one of these long-gone plants would be what was asked about in the original question. A link is provided to our friends at Wikipedia for further information.
What kind of fossil leaves a body impression?
This is called a trace fossil. or a mold.
How do you find if its a fossil?
If the rock is sedimentary in origin and if it has a repeating organized pattern or resembles a shell or other organism that is alive today it may be a fossil. There are numerous books in stores or libraries with pictures of fossil organisms that you can compare with your finds.
What is a swirly fossil called?
an Ammonite
Why is the fossil Glossopteris evidence of Gondwana?
Glossopteris is a plant fossil that was found in multiple continents that were once part of the supercontinent Gondwana. The widespread distribution of Glossopteris across these continents suggests that they were once connected, providing evidence for the existence of Gondwana.
What is the fossil that was found on different continents and was used to support the theory of continental drift?
There was a lot of fossils that were found but the most interesting one is the plant called Glossopteris, it was the only seed-fern plant fossil found.
What fossil fern supported wegener's hypothesis of continental drift?
The presence of the fossil fern Glossopteris supported Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift. Glossopteris fossils were found on multiple continents that are now widely separated, indicating that these landmasses were once connected and later drifted apart.
Fern fossil found in Africa Australia India south America and antarctica?
The discovery of Glossopteris supports Wegner's continental drift by sowing that the continents were once put together but drifted apart over time. This is how Glossopteris was found on 5 different continents.
What is a fossil that was found on different continents and was used to support the theory of continental drift?
1 mesosaur 2 cygnonathus 3 glossopteris 4 lystrosaurus
The name of a fossil that was found on different continents?
Glossopteris is a fossil plant that has been found on multiple continents, including South America, Africa, Australia, Antarctica, and India. It is an important indicator of the past connections between these landmasses when they were part of the supercontinent Gondwana.
What fossil plant helps support the continental drift?
Glossopteris
What do the glossopteris fossil tell us about the early positions of the continent?
That they must have been joined up in the past because the same fossils could not exist on the continents given their current position.
How did the discovery of Glossopteris support Wegeners continental drift hypothesis?
Because identical fossils were found on two continents far apart, it suggested that at one time the two landmasses were joined together. In other cases of lands separated by far less distance, plants did not propagate across the divide.
How did the discovery of Glossopteris support Wegener's continental drift?
Because identical fossils were found on two continents far apart, it suggested that at one time the two landmasses were joined together. In other cases of lands separated by far less distance, plants did not propagate across the divide.
What do the glossopteris fossils tell us about the early position of the continents?
shows that all three continents were once connected (joined) together. because the 'exact' same fossil types were found in all three different continents, which are now split from each other.
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.
