Similar fossils have been found in countries that are now separated by large amounts of water that would have formed a formidable barrier. What is the best explanation for these fossils?
A) The fossils must be from species that are similar because they live in similar environments and face similar adaptive pressures
B) All of the species found must by flying species as there would be no way for terrestrial species to cross from one land mass to the other
C) Plate tectonics have caused continents to move, separating land that was once close together
D) The fossils in one location must be nonnative species that were introduced by human movements
E) The fossils must have been transported by air following a volcanic eruption that put a great deal of ash into the atmosphere

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Plate tectonics have caused continents to move, separating land that was once close together.  This movement of land masses has allowed for the spread of similar fossils across now-separated continents.

Similar Fossils Have Been Found in Countries That Are Now