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How do the shapes of South America and Africa support the theory of plate tectonics? Find another example of land areas that once might have been joined together but separated as plates moved apart.

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They could slide into each like puzzle pieces. If your looking for other land areas to support this, is suggest looking at other continents.

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However, many other types of evidence also support the theory of plate tectonics. ... South America and Africa were once together, but were split apart by the formation of a diverging plate boundary. This is confirmed by matches between the rocks and fossils of the two continents.

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