1. continental drift
meaning "all lands"; name of the supercontinent that is theorized to have contained all of the current continents in a single landmass
2. glossopteris
process by which the earth's lithospheric plates pull apart from each other, creating gaps that are filled with magma from the asthenosphere
3. mesosaurus
theory proposed by alfred wegener that the continents once formed a single supercontinent that broke up and drifted apart
4. pangaea
ancient, extinct plant species found on the continents of south america, africa, india, australia, and antarctica
5. panthalassa
meaning "all seas"; name of the single, large ocean that surrounded pangaea
6. seafloor spreading
small, extinct land reptile whose fossil remains have been found in western africa and eastern south america. match you have to match them