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.

All labels observed (10)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (35)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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
Laurasia → formedFrom → Pangaea ⓘ
linked to: supercontinent Pangaea
Laurasia → wasPartOf → Pangaea ⓘ
linked to: supercontinent Pangaea
Laurasia → relatedConcept → Pangaea ⓘ
linked to: supercontinent Pangaea
Rheic Ocean → relatedTo → Pangaea ⓘ
linked to: supercontinent Pangaea
Scandinavian Caledonides → formedDuringAssemblyOf → Pangaea ⓘ
linked to: supercontinent Pangaea
Dinosaurs → setting → Pangaea ⓘ
linked to: supercontinent Pangaea
Panthalassa Ocean margins → surrounded → Pangaea ⓘ
linked to: supercontinent Pangaea
Panthalassa Ocean → surrounded → Pangaea ⓘ
linked to: supercontinent Pangaea
breakup of Rodinia → followedBy → assembly of Pangaea ⓘ
linked to: supercontinent Pangaea
pre-Cambrian supercontinent → differentFrom → Pangaea ⓘ
linked to: supercontinent Pangaea
Pearson Sound → associatedAct → Pangaea ⓘ
linked to: supercontinent Pangaea