The rock that caps mt. everest, in the himalayas, is limestone and contains fossilized marine creatures. alfred wegener, a german scientist, explained the occurrence of marine fossils high in the mountains by describing the existence of a super-continent, pangaea. pangaea eventually broke apart and gradually became the continents we know today and this was referred to as continental drift. wegener's early theory of continental drift provide evidence to support a) natural selection. b) the big bang theory. c) survival of the fittest. d) the theory of plate tectonics.