Continental

Drift
Presented by: Chizka Oro & Francis Buenaflor
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Drift theory
In 1912, Alfred Wegener a German
meteorologist, proposed a theory that about
200 million years ago, the continents were
once one large landmass. He called this
landmass Pangaea, a Greek word which
means "All Earth."
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DID YOU KNOW?
The name Pangaea comes from
the Ancientness Greek words
“Pan,” meaning entire, and
“Gaia,” meaning Earth.
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Drift theory
This Pangaea started to break into two
smaller supercontinent called Laurasia
and Gondwanaland during the Jurassic
Period.
These smaller supercontinents broke into
the continents and these continents
separated and drifted apart since then.
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FOSSIL EVIDENCE
Scientists have found fossils of similar types of plants
and animals in rocks of similar age. These rocks were
on the shores of different continents. This suggests
that the continents were once joined.
For example, fossils of Mesosaurus, a freshwater
reptile, have been found both in Brazil and western
Africa. Also, fossils of the land reptile Lystrosaurus
have been found in Africa, India and Antarctica.
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