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Wegener discovered that fossils in the west of Africa and the east of South America were exactly the same, and the only way of them being so was that the two continents were originally parts of the same land mass, which he named Pangaea. He also found the same with rock types in all continental plates, and he noticed that all continents fit together like a jigsaw.
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Are fossils evidence of continental drift?
Yes, fossils are evidence of continental drift because similar fossils have been found on different continents that are now far apart. This suggests that these continents were once connected, supporting the theory of continental drift.
What is the fact that similar fossils are found on the both sides of the ocean is evidence of?
continental drift
How are fossils useful evidence of continental drift?
Fossils found on different continents that were once connected provide evidence of continental drift because they show similarities between species that lived in the same geographic region. By studying these fossils, scientists can track the movement of continents over time and piece together the history of Earth's land masses.
Explain plate tectonics and the mechansim of continental drift?
Plate tectonics describes the motion of the Earth's lithosphere which brings about continental drift due to convection currents.
How did the glossopteris prove continental drift?
The presence of glossopteris fossils in regions that are now widely separated provided evidence for continental drift. This plant species was found in South America, Africa, India, Antarctica, and Australia, suggesting that these landmasses were once part of a single supercontinent. The distribution of glossopteris fossils supported the theory of continental drift proposed by Alfred Wegener.
