Who is credited with developing the theory of continental drift?
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Alfred Wegener
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What conclusion supports the finding of similar land animal fossils in eastern South America and western Africa?
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The 2 continents were once joined together as part of a larger continent.
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What type of evidence was NOT used by Alfred Wegener to support his continental drift hypothesis?
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Evidence from human remains.
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How does fossil evidence support Wegener's hypothesis of Pangaea and today's theory of Plate Tectonics?
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All of the above: Similar fossils are found along continental margins, fossils are found in areas where the climate could not have supported the organisms, and similar fossils of giant dinosaurs are found on separated continents.
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What is created when two continental plates converge together?
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Mountains.
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What is the theory of continental drift?
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The theory that continents have moved over geological time and were once joined together.
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What is Pangaea?
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A supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras, where all continents were joined together.
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