The plant fossils found at Svalbard in Norway provided evidence of drifting continents because they were warm climate plants that would not grow in a cold polar area. This suggests that the region where these fossils were found was once situated in a much warmer climate, indicating that the continents have shifted over time from different climatic zones.
Describe how plant fossils found at Svalbard in Norway gave evidence of drifting continents.(1 point)
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They were found in glacial deposits.
They were found in glacial deposits.
They were plants that became extinct millions of years earlier.
They were plants that became extinct millions of years earlier.
They were found only in that one location.
They were found only in that one location.
They were warm climate plants that would not grow in a cold polar area.
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