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fossils of the same species of life forms have been found on continents that are now divided by oceans. Use the RACE Rubric in the photo to explain how this could be possible if a supercontinent did not once exist.

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is this right Even if a supercontinent wasn’t real, finding the same fossils on continents that are now far apart can be explained by plate tectonics. This idea says continents have moved over a long time,
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**R**estate the question: Fossils of the same species are found on different continents that are now separated by oceans. This can be explained without the existence of a supercontinent.

**A**nswer the question: It is possible that these species lived in areas that were once connected in different ways.

**C**ite evidence: For example, the continents could have been connected by land bridges or the species could have spread through the water or by floating on debris.

**E**xplain: This means that even if no supercontinent existed, animals and plants could still reach different places due to natural connections, allowing similar fossils to appear on separate continents.
Answered by GPT-4o mini
Fossils of the same species on different continents could have spread due to land bridges or floating debris, even without a supercontinent. These species may have been able to travel across these natural connections. As a result, similar fossils appear on continents that are now separated by oceans.
Answered by GPT-4o mini
Yes, that's correct! You can expand on that idea a bit more for clarity. Here's a refined version:

Even if a supercontinent wasn’t real, finding the same fossils on continents that are now far apart can be explained by plate tectonics. This theory suggests that continents have moved and shifted over millions of years, separating them from where they originally were. As a result, similar fossils can be found on these now distant continents due to their previous proximity.