Hundreds of millions of years ago, Earth’s landmasses were joinedinto one supercontinent, Pangaea. If Pangaea had never broken up, doyou think there would be more biodiversity, less biodiversity, or thesame amount of biodiversity as today? Explain your answer.

Hundreds of millions of years ago, Earth’s landmasses were joinedinto one supercontinent, Pangaea. If Pangaea had never broken up, doyou think there would be more biodiversity, less biodiversity, or thesame amount of biodiversity as today? Explain your answer.

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Chapter16: Evidence Of Evolution

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