https://padlet.com/marqaenon_v_dumanig/fwflsosyghrryte6 why the mesosaurus was separated so far apart? en-us 2022-11-10 18:51:22 UTC 2022-11-11 18:59:33 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f98e.png marqaenon_v_dumanig https://padlet.com/marqaenon_v_dumanig/fwflsosyghrryte6/wish/2379138958 the supercontintent known as 'gondwanaland' forms in the earth, which froms from the continents of australia, south america, africa, and antarctica.]]> 2022-11-10 18:56:25 UTC https://padlet.com/marqaenon_v_dumanig/fwflsosyghrryte6/wish/2379138958 marqaenon_v_dumanig https://padlet.com/marqaenon_v_dumanig/fwflsosyghrryte6/wish/2379145603 this is the start of the mesosaurus, when it once roams to land. the mesosaur is a swimming reptile that is very small. lived in gondwanaland.]]> 2022-11-10 19:01:07 UTC https://padlet.com/marqaenon_v_dumanig/fwflsosyghrryte6/wish/2379145603 marqaenon_v_dumanig https://padlet.com/marqaenon_v_dumanig/fwflsosyghrryte6/wish/2379180912 the mesosaurus species goes away, none are left to be found and they go extinct.]]> 2022-11-10 19:27:10 UTC https://padlet.com/marqaenon_v_dumanig/fwflsosyghrryte6/wish/2379180912 marqaenon_v_dumanig https://padlet.com/marqaenon_v_dumanig/fwflsosyghrryte6/wish/2379614907 the plates diverge and the supercontinent gondwanaland diverges completely. we know this from the mid-ocean ridge in between africa and south america. where new ocean floor was added from the mantle rising up and cooling down.]]> 2022-11-11 02:51:45 UTC https://padlet.com/marqaenon_v_dumanig/fwflsosyghrryte6/wish/2379614907 marqaenon_v_dumanig https://padlet.com/marqaenon_v_dumanig/fwflsosyghrryte6/wish/2379630358 the mesosaurus lived in the continents of south america and africa. remember, the continents stood in the same areas meaning that they were near eachother and not the 7000+ miles away theya re today.]]> 2022-11-11 03:04:54 UTC https://padlet.com/marqaenon_v_dumanig/fwflsosyghrryte6/wish/2379630358 marqaenon_v_dumanig https://padlet.com/marqaenon_v_dumanig/fwflsosyghrryte6/wish/2379640318 today, these mesosaur fossils are found in the very far apart continents of south america and africa. this is because of the divergent plate boundary of the plates where africa and south america lay in. ]]> 2022-11-11 03:13:01 UTC https://padlet.com/marqaenon_v_dumanig/fwflsosyghrryte6/wish/2379640318 marqaenon_v_dumanig https://padlet.com/marqaenon_v_dumanig/fwflsosyghrryte6/wish/2379645151 the continents inside gondwanaland are now separating, being a divergent plate boundary. however, since plate motion is so slow (being 2cm/year). the plates moving far apart from eachother can still be crossed in distance for the mesosaur]]> 2022-11-11 03:17:15 UTC https://padlet.com/marqaenon_v_dumanig/fwflsosyghrryte6/wish/2379645151 marqaenon_v_dumanig https://padlet.com/marqaenon_v_dumanig/fwflsosyghrryte6/wish/2380189525 through the Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking. we found out that please move 2 cm per year. ]]> 2022-11-11 13:28:00 UTC https://padlet.com/marqaenon_v_dumanig/fwflsosyghrryte6/wish/2380189525 marqaenon_v_dumanig https://padlet.com/marqaenon_v_dumanig/fwflsosyghrryte6/wish/2380193084 this is because we found a mid-ocean ridge in between africa and south america. only divergent boundaries are only able to make mid-ocean ridges, other than convergent boundaries that make trenches.]]> 2022-11-11 13:31:08 UTC https://padlet.com/marqaenon_v_dumanig/fwflsosyghrryte6/wish/2380193084 marqaenon_v_dumanig https://padlet.com/marqaenon_v_dumanig/fwflsosyghrryte6/wish/2380194831 when plates move apart from eachother, there would be a gap between the two plates that lead to the mantle. the mantle would then rise up to get cooled down by the ocean, making new ocean floor.]]> 2022-11-11 13:32:41 UTC https://padlet.com/marqaenon_v_dumanig/fwflsosyghrryte6/wish/2380194831 marqaenon_v_dumanig https://padlet.com/marqaenon_v_dumanig/fwflsosyghrryte6/wish/2380198470 the plates are sitting on soft, solid rock below called the mantle. which is why the plates move, this will be useful because it answers the question of WHY the plates are now in completely separate areas and not how they were when they were in gondwanaland.]]> 2022-11-11 13:36:12 UTC https://padlet.com/marqaenon_v_dumanig/fwflsosyghrryte6/wish/2380198470 marqaenon_v_dumanig https://padlet.com/marqaenon_v_dumanig/fwflsosyghrryte6/wish/2380203789 its the plates that move, and the continents can move with it. the continents don't move, its the plates. which is why when you go in the ocean, and go deeper and deeper all you will find is hard, solid rock.]]> 2022-11-11 13:40:41 UTC https://padlet.com/marqaenon_v_dumanig/fwflsosyghrryte6/wish/2380203789