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Why do scientists believe that Africa and South America were once joined?
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∙ 13y agoBecause they all fit together like a jigsaw puzzel
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What three kinds of evidence support wegner's theory that south america was at one time joined with africa?
The clincher was that the fossil record on the coastlines of both continents were identical.
Evidence that north America and Africa was once joined?
Fossils of the glossopteris fern, which have been found across South America, Africa, India, Antarctica, and Australia. Fossil eveidence of a triassic land reiple lystrosaurus are also found across Africa, India, Antarctica and Australia.
Which oceans separates North America from South America?
There are no oceans "between" North and South America, however the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans are connected by the Panama Canal. would it be the Atlantic ocean
Is Africa part of South America?
If you look at a map of the world you can see that South America and Africa used to be joined. People have discovered that the east coast of South America and the west coast of Africa have the same rock type. Also there was animals that lived in South America and in Africa, people were wondering how they could of got to Africa from America without flying or swimming, they must of been able to walk across from the two countries. The Continental Drift from the plates drifted the two countries apart and that causes the world to be as it is now. When the world first begun, all the countries were joint together so you could of walked from Scotland to France, but the Continental Drift drifted all the countries apart.
When did South Africa join the WTO?
South Africa joined the World Trade Organization on 1 January 1995.
The geographic distribution of the swimming reptile Mesosaurus provides evidence that .?
South america and Africa were once joined.
What continents were once joined with South America?
Africa
What are the continents that are joined?
S America and N America - the panama canal, Europe, Asia, and Africa - the Suez.
What 2 continents that were once joined together?
Scientists believe that ALL continents were once joined, not just 2. The combination of the continents are call Pangea.
What other continent was Africa joined to millions of years ago?
North and South America.
How the seven continents of the world were moved to there present location?
Scientists believe that North America drifted toward the northwest. Eurasia turned 200 clockwise as it moved northward. Africa and South America broke apart, forming the Atlantic Ocean. Africa turned counterclockwise and moved eastward, while South America moved westward. India separated from Antarctica and Africa,and then moved northeastward. Then India collided with Asia. Australia, once joined to Antarctica,broke off and drifted eastward. Since the continents are still drifting apart, their position will be different millions of years from now.
What evidence does the geographic distribution of the swimming reptile Mesosaurus provide?
South America and Africa were once joined.
Did the east coast of what is now South America was once joined to the west coast of which other continent?
Africa
What two continents coastlines led to early suggestion that they were joined at one time?
south America and Africa
What happened in africa during World war 2?
Hitler wanted to get the oil supply in Africa, America and Britain stopped him
Which two continents' coastlines led to early suggestions that they may have joined at one time?
Africa and South America
WAS THE WORLD JOINED?
Scientists believe that at one time, the entire land mass of the world was joined together. When looking at a flat map of the earth, the shape of the continents look like they would fit together if they were linked.
