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Why were the fossil remains of Mesosaurus important to Alfred Wegener?
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They suggested that the two continents where they were found could have been joined.
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They were the first fossils discovered in Africa and South America.
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They proved that Earth is composed of several rocky tectonic plates.
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They proved that Mesosaurus is extinct.
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They suggested that the two continents where they were found could have been joined.
Explanation: Mesosaurus was a freshwater reptile whose fossils occur in both South America and Africa. Because it could not have crossed a wide ocean, Wegener used this distribution as evidence that the continents were once joined (supporting his continental drift hypothesis), though it did not by itself prove plate tectonics.
Explanation: Mesosaurus was a freshwater reptile whose fossils occur in both South America and Africa. Because it could not have crossed a wide ocean, Wegener used this distribution as evidence that the continents were once joined (supporting his continental drift hypothesis), though it did not by itself prove plate tectonics.
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