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| German Scientist. Came up with the theory of continental drift. Tried to explain that once the continents all were once joined. He said that they made up a supercontinent called Pangea. He had a hard time trying to get his idea through to others. |
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| Pangea was a supercontinent that had all seven continents which meant: North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Austrailia, and Antartica. Pangea means " All Land". It existed about 300 million years ago. Over 10s of millions of years Pangea broke apart. |
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| Mountain ranges that line up- Africa and South America; coal fields that match up- Europeans with North America. |
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| Glossopteris found in rocks in Africa, South America, Austrailia, India, and Antarctia. Glossopteris is a fern like plant that lived 250 million years ago. Fossils are things that are preserved in rock. Some fossils have been found in places now separated by oceans. No reptiles have swum great distances. |
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