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Mesosaurus was significant in providing evidence for the theory of continental drift, because its remains were found in southern Africa and eastern South America, two far away places. As Mesosaurus was a small freshwater organism, and therefore could not have crossed the Atlantic Ocean, this distribution indicated that Africa and South America used to be joined together. Indeed, all the world's continents were joined into one supercontinent called Pangaea in the time Mesosaurus existed.
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What could explain the distribution of mesosaurus fossils?
The theory of plate tectonics easily explains the distribution of mesosaurus. When mesosaurus was alive, all of the continents were massed together into the supercontinent Pangaea. Therefor, South America and Africa met because there was no Atlantic Ocean, so the distribution of mesosaurus makes complete sense.
What could explainthis distribution of mesosaurus fossils?
The theory of plate tectonics easily explains the distribution of mesosaurus. When mesosaurus was alive, all of the continents were massed together into the supercontinent Pangaea. Therefor, South America and Africa met because there was no Atlantic Ocean, so the distribution of mesosaurus makes complete sense.
Does Alfred Wegener's theory explain about the fossils?
There are fossils of the same dinosaurs on different continents across vast oceans that land dinosaurs like these never could have crossed.-Lulu Vikan
Where could you go to find fossils in southern California?
To the place where there are fossils
How could fossils of plants be found on an island in the arctic ocean?
There are such things such as coral so that could be why there are fossils there.
What is wegeners evidence that Pangaea once existed?
He had evidence from Climate- because fossils of plants forming in places without the ideal temperature were found and the same plants found at another place with the right temperature. Fossils- fossils of the reptiles mesosaurus and lystrosaurus found on continents separated by ocean and neither could swim that great of a distance in salt water, and Land Features- Mountain ranges in south America match up with the mountain ranges in Africa, like a jigsaw- puzzle Hope this helps :)
How does the climate affect fossils?
if the climate is low (cold) or raining then the fossils could get erodes
In which type of rock are fossils found?
where could similar rock types and fossils be found ? they could be found in sedimentary rocks or in the ground .
Explain how you could create a distribution of means by taking a large number of samples of four individuals each?
As the sample size increases, and the number of samples taken increases, the distribution of the means will tend to a normal distribution. This is the Central Limit Theorem (CLT). Try out the applet and you will have a better understanding of the CLT.
Did the mesosaurus swim back and forth across the atlantic ocean?
It is not likely that the mesosaurus swam back and forth across the Atlantic Ocean. This animal did not have the right body type that would allow for this type of travel. It was also a fresh water animal that could not survive in salt water.
Are crocodiles fossils?
Crocodiles could be considered to be "living fossils" as they have survived on Earth from the time of the dinosaurs.
