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  2. Pangaea - Wikipedia

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    The split created two oceans, the Iapetus Ocean and Paleoasian Ocean. [30] Most of these landmasses coalesced again to form the relatively short-lived supercontinent Pannotia, which included large areas of land near the poles and a small strip connecting the polar masses near the equator.

  3. Laurasia - Wikipedia

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    Meanwhile, mammals slowly settled in Laurasia from Gondwana in the Triassic, the latter of which was the living area of their Permian ancestors. They split in two groups, with one returning to Gondwana (and stayed there after Pangaea split) while the other staying in Laurasia (until further descendants switched to Gondwana starting from the ...

  4. Supercontinent - Wikipedia

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    According to modern definitions, a supercontinent does not exist today; [1] the closest is the current Afro-Eurasian landmass, which covers approximately 57% of Earth's total land area. The last period in which the continental landmasses were near to one another was 336 to 175 million years ago, forming the supercontinent Pangaea.

  5. A geologist has found part of a lost ocean that existed long ...

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    The findings could mean the Tethys Ocean formed about 50 million years before scientists thought. "But we are not sure that it is really part of the Tethys Ocean.

  6. Panthalassa - Wikipedia

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    Panthalassa, also known as the Panthalassic Ocean or Panthalassan Ocean (from Greek πᾶν "all" and θάλασσα "sea"), [1] was the vast superocean that encompassed planet Earth and surrounded the supercontinent Pangaea, the latest in a series of supercontinents in the history of Earth.

  7. A Simulation Says Earth Will Turn Into One Giant, Human ... - AOL

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    The authors wrote that, within 250 million years, all the continents will converge to form Earth’s next supercontinent: Pangea Ultima. “A natural consequence of the creation and decay of ...

  8. The Continents Are Secretly Rising Because of Hidden ... - AOL

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    Like most breakups, the separation of continents is not a quick and painless process.. Take the supercontinent Gondwana, for example. Some 180 million years ago, the landmass separated from what ...

  9. Pangaea Proxima - Wikipedia

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    The supercontinent will be encircled by a global ocean, the Neopanthalassan Ocean (meaning "new" Panthalassan Ocean), [7] which encircles half the Earth. [9] The Earth is expected to have a hothouse climate with an average global temperature of 28 °C (82 °F). [7] The only areas likely to be habitable for land mammals are those closest to the ...