Describe how plant fossils found at Svalbard in Norway gave evidence of drifting continents.(1 point)

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They were plants that became extinct millions of years earlier.
They were plants that became extinct millions of years earlier.

They were warm climate plants that would not grow in a cold polar area.
They were warm climate plants that would not grow in a cold polar area.

They were found in glacial deposits.
They were found in glacial deposits.

They were found only in that one location.

Answer 1

They were warm climate plants that would not grow in a cold polar area.

This evidence suggests that Svalbard, which is now a cold polar region, was once located in a much warmer climate zone, supporting the theory of continental drift whereby continents have moved over geological time.