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Early naturalists found fossils of the same species of plants and animals located on continents that are separated by thousands of miles of oceans. Which geological theory explains this phenomenon? A) natural drift B) natural selection C) continental drift D) continental selection

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I believe it would be continental drift hun ^.^
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Answer: C)continental drift.

Step-by-step explanation:

  • The theory of continental drift was given by Wegner who proposed that on early earth, all the present-day continents were joined together to form a single supercontinent called Pangea.
  • He further added that this Pangea then broke into the many continents due to the plate tectonic movements.
  • The fossils of same species of living organisms such as plants and animals located on different continents that are separated by vast oceans provide a piece of evidence for the continental drift theory.

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