How Did Alfred Wegner Hypothesize The Idea Of Pangaea

Alfred Wegner hypothesized the idea of Pangaea. He believed that at one point in time, all the plates of the Earth were one big land mass. Additionally, he then believed that the present-day continents, were not sedentary, but moved over millions of years, which went against what others thought, that the continents were permanently affixed in their positions. He believed that the continents used to be one big land mass, that broke into pieces, because the of the fossils and rock that was found, matching or closely related, on different land masses. For example, the Mesosaurus fossils were found on Eastern South America and Southwestern Africa. There were also igneous rocks that were found in Brazil and Africa, that were of the same make-up