Plate Tectonic Theory
The continental drift theory stated that the world was formed of a single continent that separated and drifted apart to form 7 continents that exist today. According to Alfred Wegner, a German meteorologist, the continents were comprised of light rocks that rested on heavy crustal material. According to Wegner, the continents were previously a single large continent that broke apart and drifted along the floor of the ocean up to wear the continents are located today. While Wegner used the fit of the 2 continents that had already been mentioned, he also used lithological similarity and fossil distribution as evidence.
Wegner’ ...