Академический Документы
Профессиональный Документы
Культура Документы
(Chapter 8)
1/14/2012
Plate Tectonics
Plate tectonics helps explain
earthquakes volcanic eruptions (effusive vs. explossive) formation of mountains (mountain building) geochemistry of rocks present and past location of continents and ocean basins (paleogeography and present geography) distribution of organisms (evolutionary biogeography)
1/14/2012
Plate Tectonics
Plate Tectonics influences
atmospheric and oceanic circulation climate geographic distribution, evolution and extinction of organisms distribution and formation of resources
1/14/2012
He presented a series of maps showing the breakup of Pangaea He provided a tremendous amount of
geologic, paleontologic paleoclimatologic data
1/14/2012
1/14/2012
DuToits evidence
Expanded Wegeners ideas Mesosaurus fossils
Found on Gondwanaland continents Freshwater
1/14/2012
Geologic Similarities
Brazil and South Africa have nearly identical geologic sequences (also Antarctica and India) Glacial sediments Coal
1/14/2012
Interestingly after a major debate in AAPG meeting in 1926, continental drift was abandoned, only to be revived during the 1960s.
1/14/2012