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What evidence in rocks supports the theory of seafloor spreading?

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Fossils: fossil patterns on either side of the mid-ocean ridge system indicate that the sea floor has spread and new crust has formed.

Igneous rock composition: the composition of rocks on the ocean floor near the ridge system are similar, but become progressively more different away from the ridge.

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