CONNECT AC INTEGRATED PRIN OF ZOOLOGY
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ISBN: 9781266159800
Author: HICKMAN
Publisher: INTER MCG
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Chapter 37, Problem 3RQ
Who first proposed the continental-drift theory? What three sources of evidence convinced geologists that the theory was correct?
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