Late Paleozoic sedimentary rocks often contain extensive coal seams that were used to support the existence of Pangaea. What would the climate have been at that time and at the location where the coal deposits were formed, and what would it indicate about the continent's past latitude?

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Aubrey Thomas

Geography

20 August, 17:37

Late Paleozoic sedimentary rocks often contain extensive coal seams that were used to support the existence of Pangaea. What would the climate have been at that time and at the location where the coal deposits were formed, and what would it indicate about the continent's past latitude?

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Nasir Pitts · Answer 1

Warm, humid climate near the Equator

Explanation:

For the formation of the coal deposits the presence of the swampy vegetation and the needs a lot of moisture content and a plenty of warm temperatures for them to thrive. These conditions would have been near the today equator.