Which of the following were used by Wegener to support the continental drift hypothesis? CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY.
a. evidence for glacial ice near the North Pole
b. matching geologic units in the Appalachian and Caledonian Mountains
c. Mesosaurus fossils found on South America and Africa
d. major coal fields found in the eastern United States
e. the jigsaw fit of the continents
b. matching geologic units in the Appalachian and Caledonian Mountains
c. Mesosaurus fossils found on South America and Africa
d. major coal fields found in the eastern United States
e. the jigsaw fit of the continents
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