Question

What do the glossopteris fossils tell us about the early positions of the continents?

Answer 1

Answer:

The Glossopteris fossils are the most abundant resources which tells more about the super continent.

Explanation:

The Glossopteris fossils are the fossils of extinct woody plant that used to live on the earth around 300-200 million years ago. The time period of this Glossopteris can also be known as the time period of super-continent, Pangea. Still today, there is no records to show that how many type of glossopteris species that used to live in the super-continent.

This Glossopteris plants were the first evidence to prove the continental drift that happened millions of years ago. It is believed that this woody plants fossils could be found in every continent as the research records claims that once they used to live on the entire Pangea before continental drift.

Answer 2

Glossopteris fossils:

• The glossopteris fossils reflects the evidence of separation of continents like southern Africa, Australia, India and Antarctica which was largely separated by huge and wide ocean which was larlier connected with each other.
• These seeds of glossopteris is found widely in the large area which can travel a long journey by the wing or survive a rough ride through ocean waves. Hence the glossopteris fossils gives strong evidence single continent which is today separated by huge ocean.

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