Interpret the analyzed data( from the attached picture for Figure 2 Berann’s Painting- Figure 3 Fossil remains- Figure 4 Age of Ocean Lithosphere) to provide evidence for the motion of the continents from the time of Bullard’s fit to their modern locations.
Based on MS-ESS2-3: Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of the past plate motions.
Background:
In 1965 a group of scientists including Sir Edward Bullard published a paper proposing a fit between the continents surrounding the Atlantic Ocean. A similar fit had been proposed by Alfred Wegner in 1912. However, Bullard’s team was able to use a powerful new technology, mainframe computers. The image to the right became known as the Bullard’s Fit.
Question:
Interpret the analyzed data( from the attached picture for Figure 2 Berann’s Painting- Figure 3 Fossil remains- Figure 4 Age of Ocean Lithosphere) to provide evidence for the motion of the continents from the time of Bullard’s fit to their modern locations.
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Figure 4: Age of Ocean Lithosphere
Neogene Paleogene Cretaceous Jurassic
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Age of Oceanic Lithosphere [m.y.]
Meosaurus
286-258 m.y.a
Cynognathus
fossil remains
Glossopteris
fossil remains
Mesosaurus
fossil remains
*artist rendition
Figure 3: Fossil Remains
Cynognathus
247-228 m.y.a
Glossopteris
fossil
300-200 m.y.a
Figure 2: Berannn's Painting: Painting by Heinrich Berann (1977)
based on the scientific profiles of Marie Tharp and Bruce Heezen.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F728888e1-5901-4176-afde-4cf99b6c1aca%2Fa5376b41-e0e6-452e-b2e2-ca43aeefdd15%2Fiv0f7sk_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
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