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Which explanation provides support for continental drift theory?

Dinosaurs lived on many continents.
Coal fields match up across continents.
Tropical plant fossils were found in warm areas.
Mountains formed where Earth cooled and shrank.

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Coal fields match up across continents.

Matching coal seams and other identical rock/fossil sequences on continents now separated by oceans indicates those landmasses were once joined, supporting continental drift.