What causes the continents to move?
The cause originates in the heat of the earth’s core. Upward currents move this heat so that it is just below the earth’s crust. The current then spreads out sideways and cools before returning to the core. If this upward current occurs beneath a continent, it is able to split the continent into diverging fragments. The movement of the continents (known as continental drift or plate tectonics), in turn cause the other continents to split or become fused to others. • Why were some dinosaurs so big? Answer under construction! • Is a Pterodactyl a dinosaur? No. Pterodactyl and other Pterodons were flying reptiles. • Did any dinosaurs have wings? According to the latest fossil find (see “debates” page) by Phillip Currie, it appears that dinosaurs did have feathers and later on their arms evolved into wings. The question is…were they then dinosaurs or birds? • Did any dinosaurs live in the sea or ocean? No. All dinosaurs are classified as land animals. Large oceanic creatures such as a Kr
