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Fossils remains of Cynognathus , a triassic land reptile, have been found at both South America And Africa . What does this imply?
A. these continents used to be connected and later moved apart
B . People can find really cool fossils in random locations
C . the Cynognathus reptile evolved independently on 2 separate continents
D . the Cynognathus is found on both continents because it swam across the ocean

Fossils remains of Cynognathus , a triassic land reptile, have been found at both South America And Africa . What does this imply? A. these continents used to b class=

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The answer is C for this.

The discovery of fossils remains of Cynognathus at both South America And Africa suggests that these continents used to be connected and later moved apart.

What is the continental drift theory?

According to continental drift theory:

"All of the continents were once together as a single continent named Pangaea, which was surrounded by a Mega Ocean known as Panthalassa."

Who proposed this theory?

The continental drift theory was first proposed by Abraham Ortelius in 1596, and Alfred Wegener developed it in 1912.

If continental drift had not occurred what would be the explanation?

  • On distinct continents, the species evolved independently. or
  • To form a second population, they swam to the opposite continent in breeding pairs.

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