“The presence of these 290 million year old deposits suggested to Wegener that these areas were once covered by a thick ice cap similar to the one that covers Antarctica today.” (textbook page 471) “ The traces of the ancient ice caps are found in regions where it is too warm for them to develop, Wegener proposed that they were once located near the South Pole.” (textbook page 471) Wegener also used coal deposits from deposition and compaction accumulation from ancient swamp plants. That shows and proves that long time ago it was like a tropical
“The presence of these 290 million year old deposits suggested to Wegener that these areas were once covered by a thick ice cap similar to the one that covers Antarctica today.” (textbook page 471) “ The traces of the ancient ice caps are found in regions where it is too warm for them to develop, Wegener proposed that they were once located near the South Pole.” (textbook page 471) Wegener also used coal deposits from deposition and compaction accumulation from ancient swamp plants. That shows and proves that long time ago it was like a tropical