Unit 5: Fossils & Pangaea

The Himalayas mountains were once covered by the ocean.

The presence of freshwater reptiles on different continents suggests _____.

The fossils of freshwater reptiles were found in Africa and South America. What argument does this support?

Which type of rock typically found in warm ocean waters was also found in the Himalayas mountains?

What evidence exists to support the theory of continental drift?

Harry Hess proposed the theory of continental drift.

What feature of South America and Africa supports the theory of continental drift?

Saltwater fish fossils in the Himalayas is more evidence of it once being underwater.