Which of the Following Is the Most Likely Explanation for the Modern-Day

question 34

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the most likely explanation for the modern-day distribution of dicynodont fossils?

• A) There had been two previous supercontinents that existed at different times long before the Permian period.
• B) The dicynodonts were evenly distributed throughout all of Pangaea.
• C) The dicynodonts were distributed more abundantly throughout Gondwanaland than throughout any other land mass.
• D) The dicynodonts were amphibious and able to swim long distances.
• E) The dicynodonts could survive for periods of months aboard "rafts" of vegetation, few of which made their way to the northern hemisphere.