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| continents drift to current location (Pangaea)Proposed by Wegener (1912)Problems with theory 1) no proof 2)no explanation how it happened |
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| Proof of continental drift |
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Fossil clues- similar plant and animal fossils found on both sides of the Atlantic ocean
Climate clues- glacial evidence in warmer climates fossils of ferns in cold climates. |
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| similar plant animal fossils at both sides of the Atlantic ocean |
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molten rock pushed through the mid-Atlantic ridge.
proposed by Hess (1960s)
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new rocks near mid-Atlantic ridge
magnetic clues |
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