New Mexico NM-ASR Science Grade 8 Practice Questions - New Mexico Assessment Of Science Readiness - Science, Grade 8 Exam

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Fossils of the same species of freshwater reptile have been found on the coasts of South America and Africa, now separated by the Atlantic Ocean. Which explanation is best supported by this evidence?

South America and Africa were once joined together in a single landmass and have since moved apart due to plate tectonics The reptile could swim across the entire Atlantic Ocean Humans transported the reptile between the continents The fossils were placed there by coincidence

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South America and Africa were once joined together in a single landmass and have since moved apart due to plate tectonics

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