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UNIT 5: Earth and Space, Part 2 RM 28Lesson 5: Evidence of the Plate Tectonics Theory

Evidence Description Location Map keyColor your

map

Rock evidence

Similar matching rock

strata sequences of

Appalachian

(United States), and

Caledonian (Norway)

Mountains

United States,

Greenland, Norway,

United Kingdom,

Africa

brown

Cynognathusdog-shaped,

mammal-like,

meat-eating reptile

Africa,

South America blue

Glossopteris

seed ferns with

tongue-shaped leaves

Africa, India,

South America,

Antarctica, Australia

green

Lystrosaurus

plant-eating dinosaur

with short legs and

a barrel-shaped body

Africa, India,

Antarcticared

Mesosaurusfreshwater,

crocodile-shaped

reptile, approximately

1 m long

Africa,

South Americayellow

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Landmass Map


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