If we mentally align the continents to fit Wegener's concept of Pangaea,evidence of Late Paleozoic glacial deposits
A) is more difficult to explain than in the modern continental configuration.
B) is much more readily explained than in the modern continental configuration.
C) makes very little sense in either the Pangaea configuration or the modern configuration.
D) is unchanged from the modern continental configuration.

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Late Paleozoic glacial deposits are found on multiple continents, including South America, Africa, Antarctica, Australia, India, and parts of Asia. These continents were all connected in the Pangaea configuration, which means that it is much more readily explained than in the modern continental configuration where these continents are separated from each other. Therefore, if we mentally align the continents to fit Wegener's concept of Pangaea, evidence of Late Paleozoic glacial deposits would be much more readily explained.

If We Mentally Align the Continents to Fit Wegener's Concept