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  4. Consider the following two statements and select the correct option. Statement I: Due to continental drift, when South America joined North America, North American animals were overridden by South American fauna. Statement II: Due to the same continental drift, placental mammals of Australia survived because of lack of competition from any other mammal.

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Q. Consider the following two statements and select the correct option.
Statement I : Due to continental drift, when South America joined North America, North American animals were overridden by South American fauna.
Statement II : Due to the same continental drift, placental mammals of Australia survived because of lack of competition from any other mammal.

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Solution:

• Due to continental drift, when South America joined North America, South American animals were over ridden by North American fauna.
• Due to the same continental drift pouched mammals of Australia survived because of lack of competition from any other mammal.