Question

what two pieces of evidence did Wegener discover that supported the idea of Pangaea?

Answer 1

Explanation:

• Wegener concluded that South America and Africa (as well as others) had been connected to one another, possibly through land bridges, some 250 million years ago. He also believed that Pangea had lasted through most of Earth's history.

Answer 2

The two pieces of evidence that the german meteorologist Wegener discovered to support his concept of Pangea are as follows:

1) He first and foremost pointed out how the rough outline of certain continents seemed to fit into each other like a jigsaw puzzle

• The western coast of the continent of Africa and the eastern coast of the continent of South America are very similar, indicating that they may have once been a consolidated land mass
• He supported this claim with the presence of geological evidence; with the presence of a very similar arrangement of rock formations off the coast of both of these continents

2) His theory gained traction when he proved the presence of fossils of animals belonging to the same species located on two separate continents of South America and Africa

• One such prominent prehistory animal is now known as the Mesosaurus, which is known to dwell near fresh water and hence could not have crossed the Atlantic Ocean

These theories prove the presence of Pangea

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