Theory Of Plate Tectonics Flashcards

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When

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1912

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Who

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Alfred Wegener

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3
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Super continent

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Pangaea

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4
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Pangaea split into

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Laurasia and Gondwanaland

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Geological evidence for theory

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  • south america and africa fit
  • glacier deposits in south america, antarctica and india
  • brazil and west africa rock striations
  • canada and n scotland rock sequences
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Biological evidence for theory

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  • fossil brachiopods in indian limestone = australia fossils
  • mesosaurus in s america and s africa
  • fossilised plant from coal in india and antarctica
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