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How did the discovery of magnetic reversals helped to develop the theory of plate
tectonics?

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One of the most important pieces of evidence supporting the plate tectonic theory was the discovery of oceanic rocks that record the ancient transformation of the earth's magnetic field: as rocks are formed from which plates come, they record the current magnetic field of the earth's field, the flip-flops.

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