Alfred Wegener found different types of evidence to help support the hypothesis of continental drift. He found fossils of a reptile called Mesosaurus on land areas that were once part of Pangea. The locations where the fossils are found are shown in the figure below.
Which statement below describes how the presence of Mesosaurus fossils in South America and Africa helps support the hypothesis of continental drift?
Multiple choice question.
A)
It shows that the climates of both continents were different during the time that Mesosaurus lived
B)
A reptile would not have been able to swim across an entire ocean, so the landmasses must have been closer together
C)
This suggests that South America and Africa moved apart, but India, Antarctica, and Australia remained stationary
D)
I shows that Mesosaurus could only exist on South America and Africa because all other continents were covered in ice
