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Question 1

CETACEous

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Cretaceous- last period and ending with the extinction of the dinosaurs

Question 3

In 1920, 1922 and 1929, Wegener published updated editions of The Origin of Continents and Oceans

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He also added further evidence he had gathered in Greenland, which showed that Greenland and North America were once linked

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Frank Bursley Taylor- An American geologist who had published evidences to support the idea of Continental Drift or Wegener’s theory.

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Geological ‘Fit’ Evidence

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It is the matching of large-scale geological features on different illustration showing similar rOck assemblages across different continents.

The Appalachian Mountains of eastern North America linked with the Scottish Highlands.

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The familiar rock strata of the Karoo system of South Africa matched correctly with the Santo Cataring system in Brazil.

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Brazil and Ghana Mountain ranges agreeing over the Atlantic Ocean.

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Glaciers carve- rocks and leave marks as they move.

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Coal deposits- are found in sedimentary rock basins, where they appear as SUCcessive layers.

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Mesosaurus - is known to have been a type of reptile, similar to the modern crocodile, which propelled itself through the water with its long hind legs and limber tail.

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Found solely in South Africa and Eastern South America.

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Cynognathus - was a mammal-like reptile. Roaming the terrains during the Triassic period (250 to 240 million years ago), it was as large as a modern wolf.

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Lystrosaurus - which translates to ‘shovel reptile.’ is thought to have been a herbivore with a stout build like a pig.

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Found in Antarctica, India, and South Africa.

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Glossopteris - the most important fossil evidence found in the plant (found in Australia, Antarctica, India, South Africa, and South America-all the southern continents.)

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Glossopteris seed - is known to be large and bulky and possibly could not have drifted or flown across the oceans to a separate continent.

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Alfred Lothar Wegener- He was credited for the idea of Continental Drift Theory.

Question 17

Pangaeg - All continents were once joined together forming a supercontinent

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Glossopteris - It is possibly the most important fossil plant evidence that contends continents are drifting.

Question 19

Wegener’s Evidences:

Answer 19

Coal deposits
Ancient climate
Glaciers SCars.

Question 20

South America and Africa - two specific continents fit together most noticeably.