Wegener used all of the following provide evidence for continental drift except:
A)age of selected continental rocks.
B)apparent polar wandering.
C)location of coral reef fossils.
D)seafloor magnetic pattern.
E)shape of continental margins.

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Wegener's theory of continental drift was proposed before the discovery of seafloor spreading and the understanding of magnetic patterns on the ocean floor. His evidence included the fit of the continents, fossil distribution, and geological similarities, but not seafloor magnetic patterns, which were discovered later and contributed to the development of plate tectonics theory.

Wegener Used All of the Following Provide Evidence for Continental