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Why isn't the fit perfect it the continents were once part of Pangaea? Suggest at least 2 answers

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It was possible that the theory of continental drifts caused water levels to rise, thus making the pieces of so-called Pangaea not fit perfectly.

Another theory could be due to weathering and erosion of the continents to create a new shape of each continent.
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