Answer: Scientists have found bones of the first land mammal ever discovered in Antarctica, the dramatic and long-sought animal evidence to confirm the theory of continental drift.
Calling the discovery "one of the most significant scientific discoveries in recent years," the National Science Foundation, which sponsors all U.S. Antarctic work, announced the finds yesterday.
The rock formations of eastern North America, Western Europe, and northwestern Africa were later found to have a common origin, and they overlapped in time with the presence of Gondwanaland. Together, these discoveries supported the existence of Pangea.
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