The key evidence of the Alfred Wegener to support the idea of continental drift.
Answer to Problem 1RQ
The evidence of the Pangaea was used by Alfred Wegener to support his hypothesis of continental drift.
Explanation of Solution
A belief of Alfred Wegener, according to which it was expressed that all the continents had once joined together in the supercontinent and that supercontinent is known as the Pangaea. It was proposed by the Alfred Wegener that the Pangaea was fractured into the many numbers of pieces and that South America and had actually been joined together as part of a larger landmass.
When Alfred Wegener looks at the fossil record, it was founded that fossils of similar land-dwelling animals in South America and Africa. Similarly, the fossils of nearly identical trees were found in South America, India, Australia and Antarctica.
Conclusion:
Therefore, the evidence of the Pangaea was used by Alfred Wegener to support his hypothesis of continental drift.
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