00:00Hundreds of millions of years ago, our planet looked a whole lot different, as the land
00:08masses we know today were still touching, before significant continental drift.
00:12And researchers have found more evidence of it yet again.
00:15They have discovered two sets of fossilized dinosaur footprints, one in Cameroon in Central
00:19Africa and the other in Brazil in South America.
00:22They say this showcases the final land bridge between the two continents, where the prehistoric
00:27creatures could cross.
00:28The two continents, which were once called Gondwana, separated some 120 million years
00:32ago and are now over 3,700 miles away with an ocean between them.
00:37This infographic shows the gradual separation of Pangea, eventually culminating in the continental
00:42layout we know today.
00:43The geophysicists discovered some 260 footprints, coming from three distinct species of dinosaurs.
00:50With the researchers writing, we determined that in terms of age, these footprints were
00:54similar.
00:55In biological and plate tectonic contexts, they were also similar.
00:58In terms of their shapes, they are almost identical.
01:01The researchers say finding these footprints will allow them to better understand how the
01:05land masses separated.
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