Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A large continent that, according to the theory of plate tectonics, broke up into smaller continents. Gondwana and Laurasia were supercontinents.
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- noun A very large
continent thatsplit into smaller ones in theEarth ’sgeologic past. - noun Sometimes used to refer, due to their being composed of multiple continents, to one of the following modern landmasses:
Afro-Eurasia and theAmericas . (comparesubcontinent )
Etymologies
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Pangea (Greek for "all lands") is the "supercontinent" created when these two giant landmasses drifted into one another, a process that was complete by the middle of the
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED 2009
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Pangea (Greek for "all lands") is the "supercontinent" created when these two giant landmasses drifted into one another, a process that was complete by the middle of the
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED 2008
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But perhaps 180 million years hence it will have disappeared as the planet's ever-restless tectonic plates once more coalesce into a new supercontinent, Pangaea Ultima.
When History Rides the Waves John Steele Gordon 2010
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It described previously unrecognized impacts of "two large asteroids," which apparently caused the breakup of the ancient supercontinent Pangaea into different continents.
Steven Newton: Unleash the Kraken! Creationism, Kookiness, and Alleged Censorship Steven Newton 2011
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Tracing Australia's roots back to millions of years ago, Sir David Attenborough explains how the country was part of a supercontinent called Gondwana.
Happy Australia Day! Travis Walter Donovan 2011
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One hundred and ninety million years ago the Atlantic Ocean was born as the supercontinent Pangaea began to split apart.
When History Rides the Waves John Steele Gordon 2010
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It described previously unrecognized impacts of "two large asteroids," which apparently caused the breakup of the ancient supercontinent Pangaea into different continents.
Steven Newton: Unleash the Kraken! Creationism, Kookiness, and Alleged Censorship Steven Newton 2011
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The geological evidence to date indicates that there have been at least three supercontinent cycles since the end of the Hadean Eon.
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It described previously unrecognized impacts of "two large asteroids," which apparently caused the breakup of the ancient supercontinent Pangaea into different continents.
Steven Newton: Unleash the Kraken! Creationism, Kookiness, and Alleged Censorship Steven Newton 2011
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The USA has had its eyes on controlling not only Central Asia but ultimately the entire Eurasian supercontinent since WWII.
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