The discovery of fossils of similar marsupials across South America, Africa, Antarctica, India, and Australia supports the theory that those continents were once a part of one supercontinent. This aligns with the theory of continental drift and the concept of Pangaea, which suggests that continents that are now separated were once joined together.
Earth's Processes: Tectonic Plates Unit Test
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Geologists found fossils of similar marsupials from the same time period across South America, Africa, Antarctica, India and Australia. What theory is supported by this discovery?(1 point)
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The processes happening today are the same processes that have occurred in the past.
The processes happening today are the same processes that have occurred in the past.
A vast land bridge once connected those continents.
A vast land bridge once connected those continents.
Those continents were once a part of one supercontinent.
Those continents were once a part of one supercontinent.
Early marsupials were strong swimmers.
Early marsupials were strong swimmers.
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