EARTH SCIENCE
TECTONICS
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magnetic striping on the ocean floor
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identical fossils on continents
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mountain ranges
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coastlines fit like a puzzle
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which type of evidence was NOT used by Alfred Wegener to support his continental drift hypothesis? fossil.
Detailed explanation-2: -Wegener’s evidence included the fit of the continents, the distribution of ancient fossils, the placement of similar rocks and structures on the opposite sides of oceans, and indicators of ancient climate found in locations where those climates do not exist today.
Detailed explanation-3: -Fossil Evidence One type of evidence that strongly supported the Theory of Continental Drift is the fossil record. 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.
Detailed explanation-4: -Over millions of years, Wegener suggested, the continents had drifted apart. He did not know what drove this movement, however.