Some of the evidence of Continental Drifting is:
- The coasts of the continents surrounding the Atlantic ocean could, if the continents were moved closer, fit together like a jigsaw puzzle.
- Animals in separated lands are similar. For example, India and Madacasar have similar mammals, which are different from those in Africa even though it has shifted closer t
- Fossil plants in India, South Africa, Australia, Antarctica and South America are similar to each other. One includes the Glossopteris plant.
- The same for fossil animals.
- There are many geological similarities between eastern South America and western Africa.
- Apparent Polar Wandering: Paleomagnetism tells us how far from the poles rocks were when they formed, by looking at the angle of their magnetic field. The story told by different continents is unknown, and can only be explained if we think the continents have moved over time.
- There are ridges in the floors of the main oceans.
- Paleomagnetism shows that the sea floor has spread away from these ridges. Patterns of stripes can be seen in the magnetism of rocks on either side of the ridge.
Rock formation evidence
Puzzle piece evidence; fossil evidence