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homework: ideas about the separation of the mesosaurus fossils
the museum of west namibia wants to know if the
west amibia wants to know if the mesosaurus fossils were separated in one or a
series of quick, nuge movements, or if the separation was the result of slow and steady movement
hese
given what you learned today, which of the claims below seems best supported? why? what
questions do you still have? write your response to these questions below. using words from the
word bank
claim 1: the south american plate and african plate moved apart suddenly,
claim 2: the south american plate and african plate moved apart gradually.
word bank
mantle
outer layer
pattern
plate boundary
plate
rate