In Wegener's time,scientists thought that the occurrence of fossils of the same organism in two different,disconnected continents was proof that ________.
A)there had once been land bridges separating the continents
B)the weather patterns had changed over time such that some organisms could be blown by the wind from one place to another.
C)there were icebergs in the Atlantic Ocean that could carry organisms from Africa to South America
D)birds flew between the continents and carried the organisms with them.

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Wegener proposed his theory of continental drift, which suggested that the continents were once connected and had drifted apart over time. The presence of identical fossils on different continents supports this theory, as it suggests that these continents were once connected and the organisms were able to move freely between them before the continents split apart. The other options (B, C, and D) are unlikely explanations for the occurrence of identical fossils on different continents.

In Wegener's Time,scientists Thought That the Occurrence of Fossils of the Same