Continental Drift Quiz

What kind of deposits were found in regions located near the equator that suggest they were once located closer to the poles?

Glacial

An ancient plant fossil that was found on continents that are now separated by oceans.

Glossopteris

Fossils of the land reptile were found in Antarctica, India, and Africa. These reptile could not swim.

Lystrosaurus

Fossils of this reptile were discovered in both South America and Africa.

Cynognathus

Fossils of this freshwater reptile were found in South America and Africa, areas now separated by the saltwater Atlantic Ocean.

Mesosaurus

A German meteorologist who developed the theory of Continental Drift in 1915.

Alfred Wegener

Remains, traces, or imprints of an ancient living thing preserved in rock.

Fossils

A large, slowly moving body of snow and ice.

Glacier

A time when Earth was very cold and large areas were covered by glaciers.

Ice Age

A large, unbroken area of land.

Landmass

An ancient supercontinent that scientists believe existed from 200 to 300 million years ago.

Pangea

A single landmass that includes two or more continents.

Supercontinent