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The theory of continental drift was presented by a German geologist, Alfred Wegener in 1910. He suggested that at the beginning of the Mesozoic era (200 million years ago), all the continents of the earth were united together. These continents were united to form a single supercontinent, which he called “Pangaea”. The huge ocean, that surrounded it, he called “Panthalassa”. Wegener proposed that this vast continent began to break up into […]