supercontinent Pangaea

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Pangaea was a massive supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras, when nearly all of Earth's landmasses were joined together before breaking apart into the continents we know today.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf prehistoric landmass
supercontinent
associatedWith Permian period
Triassic period
linked to: Triassic

early Jurassic period
beganBreakingApartApproximately 200 million years ago
breakupProcess rifting
seafloor spreading
breakupProduced Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Southern Ocean margins
climateCharacteristic extensive arid regions
large continental interior
strong seasonal contrasts
comprised Gondwana
Laurasia
containedPresentDay Africa
Antarctica
Asia
Australia
Europe
North America
South America
continentType supercontinent
evidenceFrom fossil distribution
geological fit of continental margins
glacial deposits
paleomagnetism
existedDuring early Mesozoic era
late Paleozoic era
followedBy supercontinent cycle leading to future possible supercontinents
formedApproximately 335 million years ago
fullyFragmentedBy about 175 million years ago
hadInteriorSea Paleo-Tethys Ocean
Tethys Ocean
influenced global biodiversity patterns
global climate
ocean circulation
nameLanguage Greek
nameMeaning "all Earth"
paleogeographicReconstructionBy Alfred Wegener
subsequent geologists and geophysicists
partOf supercontinent cycle
precededBy supercontinent Pannotia
supercontinent Rodinia
proposalYear 1912
proposedBy Alfred Wegener
supportsTheory continental drift
plate tectonics
surroundedBy Panthalassa Ocean

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Triassic associatedWith supercontinent Pangaea
Columbia predates Pangaea
subject linked to: supercontinent Columbia (Nuna)
linked to: supercontinent Pangaea
Nuna predates Pangaea
subject linked to: supercontinent Columbia (Nuna)
linked to: supercontinent Pangaea
Rodinia precedesInSequence Pangaea
subject linked to: supercontinent Columbia (Nuna)
linked to: supercontinent Pangaea
Rodinia followedBy Pangaea supercontinent
subject linked to: supercontinent Rodinia
linked to: supercontinent Pangaea
Rodinia precedes Pangaea
subject linked to: supercontinent Rodinia
linked to: supercontinent Pangaea
Pannotia preceded Pangaea
subject linked to: supercontinent Pannotia
linked to: supercontinent Pangaea
Pannotia preceded Mesozoic supercontinent Pangaea
subject linked to: supercontinent Pannotia
linked to: supercontinent Pangaea
breakup of Gondwana partOf breakup of Pangaea
linked to: supercontinent Pangaea
Variscan orogeny partOf assembly of Pangaea
linked to: supercontinent Pangaea
Gondwana wasMajorPartOf Pangaea
linked to: supercontinent Pangaea
Middle Triassic associatedWith Pangaea supercontinent configuration
linked to: supercontinent Pangaea
The Haxan Cloak hasCollaboration Pangaea
linked to: supercontinent Pangaea
Laurussia contributedToFormationOf Pangaea
subject linked to: Laurussia continent
linked to: supercontinent Pangaea
Laurussia successorInRegion Pangaea
subject linked to: Laurussia continent
linked to: supercontinent Pangaea
Lopingian Epoch tectonicSetting supercontinent Pangea
linked to: supercontinent Pangaea
Appalachian–Ouachita–Marathon orogenic system partOf Pangaea assembly
linked to: supercontinent Pangaea
Appalachian geology concerns Pangea assembly
linked to: supercontinent Pangaea
Laurussia playedRoleInAssemblyOf Pangaea
linked to: supercontinent Pangaea
Laurussia predecessorOf Pangaea
linked to: supercontinent Pangaea
Laurussia mergedInto Pangaea
linked to: supercontinent Pangaea
Laurussia relatedConcept Pangaea
linked to: supercontinent Pangaea
Euramerica contributedToAssemblyOf Pangaea
linked to: supercontinent Pangaea
Euramerica existedBefore Pangaea
linked to: supercontinent Pangaea