Deep-sea mountain ranges had caught his attention.
Alfred Wegener's fully developed theory of continental drift attempted to point out evidences that the continents were once joined into a single continent he called Pangaea. Wegener's theory hypothesized that the continents were able to push through the rock of the seafloor to their present positions.
As evidence, he noted (as had others before him), of the geographic correlation in coastline perimeters of South America and Africa. This was the feature that led Wegener to investigate other clues. His investigations revealed that mountain ranges in South America and Africa, and strata and composition of coal fields in Europe and North America matched or lined up. Additionally, matching reptilian fossils were found on either side of the ocean, indicating that the continents were once joined together. Although he was unable to find a mechanism for his proposed continental drift theory, he also observed that the more shallow an ocean, the younger its geologic age. It wasn't until the 1950's and 1960's, with the discovery of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (and other sea floor mapping discoveries) that Wegener's hypothesis started to become more accepted. The newer science of plate tectonics owes much to Wegener's scientific groundwork.
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Ancient maps of the world
Alfred Wegener
Lack of evidence
the "continental drift" hypothesiswas proposed by a German meteorologist named Alfred Wegener in 1910
the theory called the "continental drift" hypothesized that all the continents were once a huge supercontinent but then eventually over time spread apart. this is ALFRED WEGENER (veh-gen-er) HYPOTHESIS IN 1910.
Alfred Wegener
Which type of evidence was NOT used by Alfred Wegener to support his continental drift hypothesis human remains
Which type of evidence was NOT used by Alfred Wegener to support his continental drift hypothesis human remains
human remains
pangea
The Continental Drift theory is a theory because there is no evidence to support it. Alfred Wegener developed the Continental Drift theory in the 1800's.
he had 1.fossils 2.glacial indentations 3.different types of rocks
Alfred Wegener
The pieces of evidence Alfred Wegener used to support his theory about continental drift were; Puzzle Fit, Fossil evidence from animals that were once on the same continent, geologic evidence like mountain chains that were connected and now split apart, and ice sheets. Thank you for reading this article and I hoped it answered your question!
he used fossils, glacial indentations, and different types of rock.
Lack of evidence
He didn't. Evidence which points to continental drift was discovered later, after he died.
It was Alfred Wegener but other scientists did not believe him but he found evidence