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Wegener proposed the continental drift hypothesis suggesting that continents are in constant motion on te surface of the earth.

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Glossopteris was a supercontinent consisting of Earth's present-day continents.

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One of Wegener's pieces of evidence for continental drift was data from the seafloor.

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Wegener used fossil ferns to suggest that a supercontinent existedd about 250 million years ago.

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Glacial grooves in rocks in Africa suggest that this continent was once located in a much colder place.

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Rocks with a similar makeup and age in South America and Africa supported Wegener's idea of moving continents.

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Coal beds in Antarctica suggest that this continent once had a warm climate.

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Wegener's hypothesis of moving continents was not accepted by many because he did not have much data to support it.

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The puzzle-like fit of continental coastlines was one piece of evidence Wegener used to suggest that the continents were once joined.

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Mesosaurus was one of the fossils found on several continents that supported Wegener's claims for continental drift.

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