Analyze Fossil and Rock Distribution Practice Test

A student makes this claim after looking at a map showing the same fossil type on both South America and Africa (which are separated today by the Atlantic Ocean): “The fossils must have been carried from one continent to the other by humans on boats, so we don’t need plate movement to explain the pattern.” Which claim is NOT supported by the fossil distribution evidence (same fossil type on both sides, formed in the past)?

Map A shows the present-day outlines of South America and Africa separated by the Atlantic Ocean. On the map, the same fossil type (marked with a leaf icon) is found in eastern South America and western Africa. The map notes that these fossils formed when the organisms were alive long ago (past conditions), not today. Based on the fossil distribution shown on Map A, what does this evidence suggest about past continent positions?