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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.
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.
Why would a particular type of ancient plant fossil be found in parts of Asia South America Africa Australia and Antarctica?
Because at one time - millions of years ago - all the continents were joined in a giant continent called Pangea.
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 continent have the oldest fossil been found on?
south America
Where was Africa located during the Paleozoic Era?
During the Paleozoic Era, Africa was part of the supercontinent called Gondwana. Gondwana was located in the Southern Hemisphere and covered present-day continents such as Africa, South America, Antarctica, Australia, and the Indian subcontinent. Africa was situated towards the center of Gondwana during this time.
When was the first fossil found in Antarctica?
The first fossil discovered in Antarctica was a Nodosaurid Ankylosaur. It was found in 1986.
Do wild flamingos live in Australia?
No. There are no wild flamingos in Australia today. Australia is the only continent without flamingos (apart from Antarctica). However, fossil evidence show that, from the Oligocene until the Pleistocene, Australia did have it's own species of flamingos, inhabiting Lake Eyre, they became extinct when Australia became more arid and the network of inland water bodies that supported them dried up.
When and where was the first fossil in Antarctica Found?
Peter Barrett is credited with finding the first tetrapod fossil in Antarctica in 1967.
What obeservation led Alfred Wegener to develop a hypothesis of continental drift?
I believe his first observation was the way the continents of South America and Africa "fit" together like a jigsaw puzzle (although he was not the first to realize this). He also made note of fossil discoveries in Africa which corresponded to those in South America. Finally, he began his own research which actually alligned rock formation/componants from one side of the Atlantic with the other.
What roole did the fossil glossopteris play in wegeners hypothisis?
Glossopteris, a seed fern found in fossil records across several continents, played a crucial role in Alfred Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift. Its widespread distribution in now-separated landmasses, such as South America, Africa, Antarctica, and Australia, provided evidence that these continents were once joined. The presence of Glossopteris in these diverse locations suggested that they must have been connected in a single landmass, which Wegener named Gondwana. This fossil evidence supported his argument for the movement of continents over geological time.
What was the first fossil found in Antarctica?
a plant.
