What happened to change people's old views and lead them to believe in continental drift?

A man named Alfred Wegener proposed that all the continents were one, giant continent which he called Pangaea. He backed up this idea with evidence from other fossil remains. Fossils from animals native to a certain country were appearing on other countries from much further away.

Answered by toml | 2024-06-10

Alfred Wegener proposed the theory of continental drift in 1912, suggesting that all continents were once part of a supercontinent called Pangaea. His ideas gained acceptance in the 1960s with the development of plate tectonics, which explained the movement of continents. Key evidence included matching fossils, jigsaw-like coastlines, and geological similarities across continents.
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Answered by toml | 2024-12-23