The discovery of identical plant and animal fossils by Alfred Wegener in 1915 on either side of the Atlantic Ocean is evidence of ____.
A) analogous structures
B) catastrophism
C) plate tectonics
D) comparative morphology
E) the great chain of being

Question

The discovery of identical plant and animal fossils by Alfred Wegener in 1915 on either side of the Atlantic Ocean is evidence of ____.​
A) analogous structures​
B) ​catastrophism
C) ​plate tectonics
D) ​comparative morphology
E) the great chain of being​

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The discovery of identical plant and animal fossils on either side of the Atlantic Ocean supports the theory of plate tectonics, which explains how continents have moved over geological time to their current positions, once forming a supercontinent (Pangaea) that included land masses now separated by oceans.

The Discovery of Identical Plant and Animal Fossils by Alfred