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Pangaea

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Pangaea

 
In 1912 a scientist named Alfred Wegener published a theory of Pangaea, stating that at one time all the continents were as one. He believed this mass starting breaking up millions of years ago. He believed that the continents go where they are today by drifting over the ocean floor until they reached their present positions.
he Continental Drift Theory
Wegener drew his conclusions from the fossil records. He found that there were fossils records of animals and plants in places where these animals and plants were not found. That is to say, he found similar fossil records on the west coast of Africa and on the East coast of South America. Scientist even found evidence of glaciers at the equator, a place where glaciers do not exist. His theory was rejected by other scientists because he couldn't explain how the continents move. Although his theory was flawed, his imaginative approach to the Pangaea jigsaw set the stage of other new and bold ideas.
Why is Pangaea Important?
Scientific evidence has convinced geologists that Pangaea really once existed. Sure it is fascinating to study the fossil records but besides this, why is knowing how the land mass broke apart valuable?
 

When Pangaea broke apart the coasts of the new pieces were swampy, shallow seas. Valuable resources such as coal, oil and gas formed in these shallow seas. If scientists can figure out how the land masses moved they will be able to find these goldmines of natural resources.

 

Unique Animals evolved  like the Kangaroo when the continents split.  Click on the films below to see kangaroos in action.

 

Kangaroo Images

http://www.aces.uiuc.edu/~toddjh/kangaroo/
 

Unless you live somewhere that koala bears live you probably don't know very much about them. Visit

Koala Bears by Angela and Emi While you're there you'll need to collect data about the koala bear.
 

One of the links on Angela and Emi's page is to the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary What does the word sanctuary mean? Why do you think Lone Pine chose this word as part of their name