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Even before the proposal of continental drift, paleontologists recognized that some sort of land connection was needed to account for the identical fossil organisms found on multiple continents.
 
  Select the correct hypothesis or hypotheses these paleontologists developed.
  A) Sea level falling
  B) A chain of island stepping stones
  C) Floating debris used as rafts and sea level rising
  D) A transoceanic land bridge
  E) Island stepping stones, transoceanic land bridge, and floating debris used for rafts

Question 2

In which decade was the theory of plate tectonics developed?
 
  A) 1940s
  B) 1960s
  C) 1970s
  D) 1990s


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Reply #1 on: Jul 16, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: E

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B


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Reply 2 on: Jul 16, 2018
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