evidence to support wegeners theory Flashcards
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fossil record
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fossils of identical animals on different sides of the ocean. they could not have travelled the vast oceans so they must have lived together in the past
2
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landforms
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wegener noticed when he put together the continents in his map of pangaea, landforms on different continents matched
3
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ancient ice age
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scientist had found striations cause by ancient glaciers on the coast of south america and south Africa. the patterns formed by these striations were the same
4
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shape of the continents
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south america and africa fit together like a jigsaw puzzle
