Fossil records Flashcards
1
Q
By fitting the land masses together what can you match up?
A
The distribution of fossils
2
Q
Give 2 examples of fossils that exist across continents
A
Glossopteris fossil exists in Australia, Antarctica, India, and South America
Lystrosaurus fossil exists in Africa, India, and Antarctica
3
Q
What is an unlikely explanation of fossils records?
A
These species migrated across thousands of miles of water, or that they evolved in different places
4
Q
What do fossil records suggest?
A
The land masses were joined together when these organisms were alive - hundreds of millions of years ago
