Pangaea
Pangaea or Pangea wis a supercontinent that exeestit durin the late Paleozoic an early Mesozoic eras.[1][2] It assembled frae earlier continental units approximately 335 million years ago, an it begound tae break apart aboot 175 million years ago.[3] In contrast tae the present Yird an its distribution o continental mass, muckle o Pangaea wis in the soothren hemisphere an surroondit bi a superocean, Panthalassa. Pangaea wis the maist recent supercontinent tae hae existit an the furst tae be reconstructit bi geologists.
References
[eedit | edit soorce]- ↑ Lovett, Richard A. (5 September 2008). "Supercontinent Pangaea Pushed, Not Sucked, Into Place". National Geographic News.
- ↑ "Pangea". Encyclopædia Britannica Inc. 2015.
- ↑ Rogers, J.J.W.; Santosh, M. (2004). Continents and Supercontinents. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 146. ISBN 0-19-516589-6.
