Question

What is the initial position of South America, Africa, and Antarctica in the past since Mesosaurus once lived in these continents?

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Answer 1

➡️The Mesosaurus is known to have been a type of reptile, similar to the modern crocodile, which propelled itself through water with its long hind legs and limber tail.

➡️It lived during the early Permian period (286 to 258 million years ago) and its remains are found solely in South Africa and Eastern South America.

➡️Now if the continents were in still their present positions, there is no possibility that the Mesosaurus would have the capability to swim across such a large body of ocean as the Atlantic because it was a coastal animal.

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