Ocean sediments presented a much more complete geologic record of the Pleistocene than continental glacial deposits did.

相比于大陆冰川沉积物，海洋沉积物提供了更完整的更新世时期的地质记录。

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They could trace the growth and shrinkage of continental glaciers, even in parts of the ocean where there may have been no great change in temperature—around the equator, for example.

他们可以追踪大陆冰川的生长和收缩，即使是在温度变化不大的海洋区域——比如，赤道附近。

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When an ice age begins, the continental ice sheets grow, steadily reducing the amount of water evaporated from the ocean that will eventually return to it.

当冰河时代开始时，大陆上的冰原逐渐增大，从海洋中蒸发出来的水逐渐减少，而这些水最终又会回到陆地上。

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Mister Wegener said the lighter continental rock floated up through the heavier basalt rock of the ocean floor.

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Although continental crust is more or less permanent, the ocean floor is constantly recycled by the tectonic processes that bring about continental drift.

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And what we are saying is that maybe this was much bigger, and there are many of these continental fragments that are spread around in the ocean.

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