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What evidence exists to support the existence of pangea?

a. the coastlines of south america and africa are extremely similar
b. rock formations in deserts show evidence of erosion from glaciers
c. mid-ocean ridges always lie between continents
d. fossils of land animals are found on the ocean floor

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A, It best supports that assumption because If they are similar that means that they were together at some point
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Answer:

a. the coastlines of south america and africa are extremely similar

Step-by-step explanation:

Pangaea or Pangea was a supercontinent that existed during the late Permian period, before the Triassic.

At this stage a supercontinent joined today South America and Africa,millions of years of tectonic activity caused the split, opening up the South Atlantic Ocean between them. Meanwhile, on the eastern half of the once-supercontinent, Madagascar made a break from Indian continent and both moved away from Australia and Antarctica southwards. The most significant idea of the Pangea supercontinent came from this observation. See below :)

What evidence exists to support the existence of pangea? a. the coastlines of south-example-1
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