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usgs fossil and mountain chain evidence
directions: 1) label each continent with its name.

1. color the fossils or mountains in the legend

and color the symbols on each
continent in the colors of the
legend. 3) cut out the continents
and match up the fossil and
mountain evidence to
recreate pangea. 4) glue
the continents into
place on your
contruction
paper.
greenland
india
the european flora
cynognathus reptile
lystrosaunus reptile
glossopteris plant
mesosaurus reptile
alpine mountains
modified from:
u.s. department of the interior
u.s. geological survey
this dynamic planet: a teaching companion
wegeners puzzling continental drift evidence
u.s. geological survey, 2008
for updates see <http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/about/edu/dynamicplanet>

Explanation:

Step1: Identify Continents

Label each continent: The large northern continent is North America, the one with "Greenland" is adjacent to Europe (the large continent with the triangular mountain symbols), "India" is labeled, the southern large continent is South America, the one with the curved shape and fossil is Africa, the smaller one with a fossil is Australia, and the one below Africa (with the island - like part) is Antarctica.

Step2: Color Fossils/Mountains

Use the legend: For example, "The European Flora" (flower symbol) is colored as per the legend, "Cynognathus reptile" (reptile symbol), "Lystrosaurus reptile" (another reptile symbol), "Glossopteris plant" (plant symbol), "Mesosaurus reptile" (reptile symbol), and "Alpine Mountains" (triangle symbol) are colored in their respective legend colors and then the same symbols on each continent are colored accordingly.

Step3: Cut and Match

Cut out each continent (North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia (with India), Australia, Antarctica) and match the fossil and mountain evidence: For example, the Glossopteris plant fossil should match across Africa, South America, Australia, India, and Antarctica (as they were part of Pangea), and the Alpine - like mountain chains should match between Europe and Asia (or other relevant continents) to recreate Pangea.

Step4: Glue

Glue the continents in the correct positions to form Pangea, with the matched fossil and mountain evidence aligned.

Answer:

The process involves labeling continents, coloring symbols, cutting, matching fossil/mountain evidence, and gluing to recreate Pangea. The final recreated Pangea will have continents like Africa, South America, North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Antarctica aligned with matching fossils (e.g., Glossopteris across Gondwana - related continents) and mountain chains (e.g., Alpine - related across Laurasia - related continents).