Antarctica used to be close to the equator, and life would be abundant. As Antarctica drifted away to the location it is today; plants died, and most of them were destroyed, but some of them fossilized. The plants scientist have found are plants that grow in temperate regions. This helps support that Pangaea existed, it also supports continental drift since it was able to drift away to the location it is today, and it helps support the theory "plate tectonics".
It took Antartica about 265 million years from somewhere close to the equator where it was warm to where it is today and freezing. Now Antarctica is melting and over time Antarctica will eventually be located in a temperate region close to the equator.
It took Antartica about 265 million years from somewhere close to the equator where it was warm to where it is today and freezing. Now Antarctica is melting and over time Antarctica will eventually be located in a temperate region close to the equator.
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