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Continental Drift. Identify the types of evidence Alfred Wegener used to support the theory of continental drift.

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1 Identify the types of evidence Alfred Wegener used to support the theory of continental drift.

2 Continental Drift

3 Evidence from Landforms
Puzzle-like fit & mountain ranges of Africa & South America line up

4 Coal Deposits European coal fields match up with similar coal fields in North America

5 Evidence from Fossils Mesosaurus & Lystrosaurus- found in places now separated by oceans Glossopteris- fernlike plant found in rocks in Africa, S. America, Australia, India & Antarctica

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8 Evidence from Climate Island of Spitsbergen Glaciers
Lies in Arctic Ocean; harsh, polar climate Fossils of tropical plants found here Glaciers Evidence of past continental glaciers found in rocks of South Africa

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