Q1. if glossopteris fossils were found in Antarctica, what was the climate of this continent before?
summer
The flora, glossopteris of the south grew in a cold, wet climate, while that of
the north existed under warm conditions. Based on the sheer number of leaf
fossils found and the fact that the plants grew in a temperate climate at middle
to high latitudes, therefore, the continent before has a temperate climate, wet
to warm climate.
Glossopteris fossils were found in Antarctica, these fossils suggest that the continent had
a tropical climate because Antarctica was not in its current position long time ago.
[Link] the climate and the position of a place are relative to each other where then was the initial location of
Antartica 250 million years ago? south lower bottom of the south america and the africa.
Antarctica was located 250 million years ago below India and Africa while there is the
South America on the left side and Australia on the right side.
If the climate and the position of a place are relative to each other ,
Antarctica's initial location 250 million years ago could have been million
kilometers farther from its original location today. Considering the fact, that
Antarctica is mostly covered with ice and glaciers and is a very cold continent
located at the south pole. The emergence of the global warming that causes
the melting of some of the glaciers in the earth that are mostly hit by the rays
of the sun resulted to the overflowing of bodies of water from the melted ice
making the bodies of water even bigger from the original composition of the
earth. This will probably lead to the difficulty of determining the absolute
location and boundary of some places due to the expansion of the bodies of
water.
Q3. what does the presense of mesosaurs fossils tell about the initial location and positioning of south
america,africa,and australia?? Neighbors
The Mesosaurus fossils tell us that South America, Africa and Antarctica were once
connected because it is impossible for these reptiles to swim over the vast oceans and
move from one continent to another.
The remains of Mesosaurus- a crocodile-like reptile tells us that South
America, Africa and Antarctica were once joined together which means they
were once a big continent. However, due to the theory known as the
continental drift, this one big continent started to break thus creating individual
continents.
[Link] clues are useful in reconstructing pangaea?? compatibility of every pieces
The edges of the continents are useful in reconstructing Pangaea. Aside from the fitting of
edges of the continents, the presence of evidences found in the same continents made the
reconstruction easier.
Q13. What do the Glossopteris fossils tell
us about the early positions of the
continents?
Q18. Which continents do you think were neighbors before? Q19. Is there a
possibility that the current location of a continent would be different 100 years from
now? Q20. Where do you think was the Philippines located during the time that the
Pangaea existed? Research on how the Philippine islands [Link].
Q21. If the continents will continue to move, try to predict the Philippines location
100 million years from now.
13. Since it is impossible for Glossopteris fossils found in different regions or continents to be
blown by the wind or carried by ocean waves, the only possibility is that these regions were once
connected
Q14. If Glossopteris fossils were found in
Antarctica, what was
the climate of this continent before?
14. It proves that Antarctica had a tropical climate before.
Q15. If the climate and the position of a place are relative to each other, where then
was the initial location of Antarctica 250 million years ago?
15. It tells us that Antarctica was nearer to the equator before as compared to where it is today.
Q16. What does the presence of Mesosaurus fossils tell about the initial location and
positioning of South America, Africa, and Antarctica?
16. It tells us that these continents were connected before, since this kind of animal cannot swim
across the vast ocean.
Q17. What clues are useful in reconstructing Pangaea?
17. The edges of the continents are useful in reconstructing Pangaea. Aside from the fitting of
edges of the continents, the presence of evidences found in the same continents made the
reconstruction easier.
18. Europe and Asia were neighbors in the [Link] America, South America and Africa in
the [Link] and Antarctica, together with India in the South.
19. Yes, if the continents continue to move. But it will not be very noticeable because it took 200
million years before the continents came to where they are now, based on the Continental Drift
Theory.
20. Knowing that the Philippines has or is near trenches, it could have not existed during the
time of Pangaea but borne out of volcanic eruptions and other tectonic activities.
Sa question no. 4 sagot mo compatibility of every pieces diba? Tama nmn un.. pwede mo sbhng: The edges
of the continents are useful in reconstructing Pangaea. Aside from the fitting of edges of the
continents, the presence of evidences found in the same continents made the reconstruction
easier.
Sa question no. 3 naman. Nagresearch ako.. eto yung nkita kong consistent answer:
It tells us that these continents were connected before, since this kind of animal cannot swim
across the vast ocean and move from one continent to another.
Sa question no.2 eto isagot mo: It tells us that Antarctica was nearer to the equator before as
compared to where it is today.
Question no.1 answer is tropical yung climate: It proves that Antarctica had a tropical climate
before because Antarctica was not in its current position longtime ago. its location back then
was near the equator.