which fossils provide the best evidence that africa and south america were once connected?\nglassopteris and…
which fossils provide the best evidence that africa and south america were once connected?\nglassopteris and lystrosaurus\ncyngognathus and mesosaurus\nlystrosaurus and mesosaurus\ncygnonathus and lystrosaurus
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Brief Explanations:
The fossils of Cynognathus (a Triassic land - reptile) and Mesosaurus (a freshwater reptile) are found on both Africa and South America. Their distribution across these two continents that are now separated by the Atlantic Ocean provides strong evidence that they were once connected. Fossils of Glossopteris are also evidence for the connection of southern continents but are not among the options in the context of this specific question. Lystrosaurus fossils are not the key ones for showing the connection between Africa and South America.
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B. Cyngognathus and Mesosaurus