Pangaea

Speech parts

1. Pangaea - Noun

2. Pangaea - Proper noun

Meaning

(plate tectonics) a hypothetical continent including all the landmass of the earth prior to the Triassic period when it split into Laurasia and Gondwanaland

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Synonyms

Pangea continent landmass plate tectonics Gondwanaland continental drift tectonic plate supercontinent geological formation continental configuration continental dispersal ancient landmass continental assemblage continental breakup continental collision
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Phrases with the word

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Anagrams

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Examples

By the beginning of the Jurassic, the supercontinent Pangaea had begun rifting into two landmasses, Laurasia to the north and Gondwana to the south. Source: Internet

However, supercontinent cycles and Wilson cycles were both involved in the creation of Pangaea and Rodinia. Source: Internet

It also appears that the divergence of the three groups took place in the Paleozoic or early Mesozoic (around 250 million years ago), before the breakup of the supercontinent Pangaea and soon after their divergence from the lobe-finned fish. Source: Internet

It was accompanied by huge volcanic eruptions that occurred as the supercontinent Pangaea began to break apart about 202 to 191 million years ago (40Ar/39Ar dates), Nomade et al. Source: Internet

Another theory is that the creation of the super-continent Pangaea contributed to the End-Permian mass extinction. Source: Internet

Because Pangaea is the most recent of Earth's supercontinents, it is the most well known and understood. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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