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The continents of Africa and South America used to "fit together" like puzzle pieces. About how far back in time would you have to go to find Africa and South America connected together?

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Answer:

The two continents could be fit together like puzzle pieces.

The Mid-Atlantic Ridge spreads the ocean floor 2.5 cm/yr.

There are similar fossils on both continents.

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The continental drift hypothesis suggested that all the continents had been a single supercontinent approximately 200 million years ago. This was called pangea.
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