What age plant and animal fossils were identical for the southern hemisphere continents, causing Wegener to hypothesize Pangaea?
A) Late Paleozoic and Early Mesozoic
B) Late Mesozoic and Early Cenozoic
C) Early and Late Proterozoic
D) Hadean and Earliest Archean

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Wegener's hypothesis of Pangaea was supported by the discovery of identical plant and animal fossils from the Late Paleozoic and Early Mesozoic eras on continents that are now widely separated in the southern hemisphere. This evidence suggested these continents were once joined, forming a supercontinent.

What Age Plant and Animal Fossils Were Identical for the Southern