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The first evidence supporting the theory of continental drift was _____. evidence of extinct species on nearby continents the fitting together of neighboring continents like jigsaw puzzle pieces the fossil evidence of a former tropical climate non-tropical continents the existence of coal deposits in similar areas of neighboring continents

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the fitting together of neighboring continents like jigsaw puzzle pieces

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The first evidence was presented by Wegner when he hypothesized that all the continents once formed a single land mass called the Pangea before drifting apart. So, to fill in the blank, it would be that 'neighboring continents [are] like jigsaw puzzle pieces'
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