How does continental drift contribute to macroevolution?

One way is that it can isolated populations, which then take different paths. For example if you consider New Zealand there are essentially no indigenous land mammals part from (flying!) bats; introduced mammals compete significantly for food wit... read more

Continental drift theory has been replaced by the science of plate tectonics, an all inclusive explanation of the process of continent movements, crust creation, lithologies, subduction, the rock cycle, and so on. The engine behind plate tectonics is heat from the interior of the Earth. read more

The smaller a population is, the more impact genetic drift has on that population. read more