Evidences of Plate Movement

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  1. Paleontological

  2. Glaciation

  3. Structure and Rock Type

  4. Paleoclimates

What are the four evidences of plate movement?

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  1. Lytrosaurus

  2. Cynognathus

Two land-dwelling reptiles that lived during the Triassic Period, have been discovered on various continents.

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AntonioSnider Pellegrini

He used identical plant fossils discovered in coal beds in Europe and the United States to support his theory that all continents were once connected.

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Antonio Snider Pellegrini

He attributed the supercontinent’s disintegration to Noah's Great Flood.

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Edward Suess

He described how plants in Late Paleozoic coal beds in India, Australia, South Africa, and South America were all similar.

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Glossopteris

A plant in paleontological evidence.

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Glacial Period

Time in ice age that is marked by colder temperature and glacier.

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Paleoclimatology

Study of the extend climate conditions of post geologic conditions.

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South America and Africa

Geographers noticed that the coastlines of these modern continents, would fit perfectly together.