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==Examples of paleogeography==
==Examples of paleogeography==
The occurrence of Early Triassic reptiles and amphibians of the ''Lystrosaurus'' fauna in Antarctica, southern Africa, and India is strong confirmation that the Early Triassic Gondwana reconstruction, which placed Antarctica in contact with southern Africa and India, must be correct. Terrestrial vertebrates require dry-land connections to complete such a pervasive migration.<ref name=ch17r26>Colbert, E., 1972, Antarctic fossils and the reconstruction of Gondwanaland: Natural History, v. 12, p. 67–72.</ref>
The occurrence of [[Lower Triassic]] reptiles and amphibians of the ''Lystrosaurus'' fauna in Antarctica, southern Africa, and India is strong confirmation that the Early Triassic [[Wikipedia:Gondwana|Gondwana]] reconstruction, which placed Antarctica in contact with southern Africa and India, must be correct. Terrestrial vertebrates require dry-land connections to complete such a pervasive migration.<ref name=ch17r26>Colbert, E., 1972, Antarctic fossils and the reconstruction of Gondwanaland: Natural History, v. 12, p. 67–72.</ref>
Australia's eventual separation from Gondwana to become an island continent about 43 Ma is also reflected in biogeographic patterns. The fossils and living marsupials of Australia are significantly different from those elsewhere because they evolved in isolation.<ref name=ch17r49>Jardine, N., McKenzie, D., 1972, Continental drift and the dispersal and evolution of organisms: Nature, v. 235, p. 20–25, DOI: [http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v235/n5332/abs/235020a0.html 10.1038/235020a0].</ref>
Australia's eventual separation from Gondwana to become an island continent about 43 Ma is also reflected in biogeographic patterns. The fossils and living marsupials of Australia are significantly different from those elsewhere because they evolved in isolation.<ref name=ch17r49>Jardine, N., McKenzie, D., 1972, Continental drift and the dispersal and evolution of organisms: Nature, v. 235, p. 20–25, DOI: [http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v235/n5332/abs/235020a0.html 10.1038/235020a0].</ref>