Fossil remains of Lystrosaurus (an extinct four-legged animal) have been discovered in India and outh Africa. When they were living, all the Lystrosaurus lived together on land, and they could not wim. However, now there is an ocean between the Lystrosaurus fossils. What could explain how hese fossils got so far apart? a India and South Africa are parts of different plates. The plates slowly moved far apart as soft, solid rock from underneath got added to the edges of the plates over millions of years. b India and South Africa are parts of different plates. The plates floated away from each other across the ocean. С India and South Africa are parts of different plates. The plates slowly moved apart as new plates from underneath got added between them over millions of years. India and South Africa are parts of different plates. The plates were sometimes pushed far d apart by earthquakes, and soft, solid rock from underneath got added to the edges of the plates.