continental drift
noun
: a slow movement of the continents on a deep-seated viscous zone within the earth compare plate tectonics
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And there’s a game where visitors piece back together Gondwana while exploring the concepts of evolution, tectonic plates and continental drift.
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Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2024
Yes, there is fossil evidence of continental drift.
—Sofia Quaglia, Discover Magazine, 21 Dec. 2023
The far-reaching distribution of Glossopteris provided integral evidence to support the idea of continental drift.
—Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 10 Nov. 2023
Later, German scientist Alfred Wegener formed the theory of continental drift — which hypothesized that the continents separated and drifted to other locations.
—Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 10 Nov. 2023
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Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2024
Yes, there is fossil evidence of continental drift.
—Sofia Quaglia, Discover Magazine, 21 Dec. 2023
The far-reaching distribution of Glossopteris provided integral evidence to support the idea of continental drift.
—Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 10 Nov. 2023
Later, German scientist Alfred Wegener formed the theory of continental drift — which hypothesized that the continents separated and drifted to other locations.
—Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 10 Nov. 2023
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