Alfred Wegener Hypothesis of Continental Drift
Alfred Wegeners fossil evidence for continental drift is shown on the cut-outs. The fossils of these organisms are found on lands that are now far apart. Quest The Puzzle Of Pangea A Continental Drift Plate Tectonics Activity Plate Tectonics Continental Drift Plate Tectonic Theory Alfred Wegener developed the theory of _____. . Continents drifted to their present positions. The number in the lower right represents millions of years ago. Continental drift Evidence that tensile stresses are actively pulling the lithosphere apart in an ocean ridge system is given by ________. During the Triassic Period the immense Pangea landmass began breaking apart as a result of continental riftingA rift zone running the width of the supercontinent began to open up an ocean that would eventually separate the landmass into two enormous continents. By 1915 after having published a first article in 1912 Alfred Wegener was making serious argum...