Pangaea
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Pangaea or Pangea was a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras. It assembled from the earlier continental units of Gondwana, Euramerica and Siberia during the Ca
The supercontinent Pangaea in the early Mesozoic (at 200 Ma)
Alfred Wegener, c. 1924–1930
Appalachian orogeny
Fossil Dicroidium zuberi leaf from the Early Triassic of Argentina. Dicroidium was a ubiquitous tree across much of southern Pangaea during the Triassic period.
Laurasia
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Laurasia was the more northern of two large landmasses that formed part of the Pangaea supercontinent from around 335 to 175 million years ago, the other being Gondwana. It separated from Gondwana 215
Pangaea
…was a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras. It assembled from the earlier continental units of Gondwana, Euramerica and Siberia during the Carboniferous period approximately 335 million years ago, and began to break apart about 200 million years ago, at the end of…
Laurasia (centre) and Gondwana (bottom) as part of Pangaea 200 Mya (Early Jurassic)
Rodinia 900 Mya centred on Laurentia with Baltica and Amazonia on its southern margin. View centred on 30°S,130°E.
Laurussia (left) during the closure of the Iapetus Ocean 430 Mya (middle Silurian). View centred on 0°, 60° W.
Pangaea formed during the closure of the Rheic Ocean 330 Mya (early Carboniferous). View centred on 30°S, 30°E.