At first many scientists rejected Wegener and the hypothesis of continental drift. What was their main objection to his hypothesis?

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The main objection to Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift was the lack of a plausible mechanism to explain how continents could move. Wegener's idea of continents plowing through solid oceanic crust was not supported by scientific knowledge at that time, leading many scientists to reject his hypothesis.

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