The first person to suggest that all of the continents had originally been joined together as the supercontinent Pangaea was who?
A) Alexander du Toit, 1937
B) Frank Taylor, 1910
C) Alfred Wegener, 1912
D) Snider- Pelligrini, 1858
E) Harry Hess, 1962

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The theory of Pangaea was first proposed by Alfred Wegener in 1912 in his book "The Origin of Continents and Oceans." Alexander du Toit later provided additional evidence for the theory in his 1937 book "Our Wandering Continents." Frank Taylor and Snider-Pelligrini are not associated with the theory of Pangaea. Harry Hess is known for his work on seafloor spreading, which provided further support for the theory of plate tectonics.

The First Person to Suggest That All of the Continents