First, his first evidence on the continental drift is the evidence from land features. The land features all seem to fit when they are pieced together. The land features would not seem to fit together if they had not been together at one point. Also, Wegener noticed the mountain ranges. The mountain ranges on the continents all seem to fit together. The mountain ranges all line up in a row. The last part in his evidence is the coal beds. The coal beds in Europe are similar to the coal fields in North America. This is Wegener's first evidence of the continental drift. …show more content…
Wegener found fossils in preserved rock. Some of the rocks are all the way across the ocean. The animals that were found all the way across the ocean could not make it all they way across the ocean! Wegener also found plants that were in places where they couldn't have grown. The fossils show the plants couldn't survive in that climate. How could plants just grow in a climate where they usually couldn't? Lastly, Wegener found out the fossils fit together with the continents. Fossils have been found in continents now separated by water. In the end, Fossils have been found in places where they shouldn't be making his hypothesis more