Pangea German meteorologist Alfred Wegener thought that the
continents were all joined together at some point in time in the
past. He called this large supercontinent Pangea (Pangaea).
Wegener proposed, in 1912, the hypothesis of continental
drift. According to his hypothesis, continents have slowly
moved over many years to their current location. Wegener's
hypothesis of continental drift was highly controversial
The idea was controversial because the evidence
Wegener presented to support his hypothesis didn't
convince many people.
A. Describe Wegener's theory of continental drift using
the evidence he gathered to support his theory.
B. Explain why the fossil of an ocean fish found on two
different continents would not be good evidence of continental
drift.