- supercontinents
- n. (Geology) land mass that is composed of more than one continent; theoretical mass of land that broke apart to form the continents
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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List of supercontinents — In reverse chronological order (stratolithic order) comprising nearly all land at the time.Possible Future Supercontinents*Pangaea Ultima or Amasia ( 250 400 million years from now) *Australia Antarctica Afro Eurasia ( 130 million years from now… … Wikipedia
Feathered Dinosaurs and Fractured Supercontinents — ▪ 1999 Dinosaur paleontologists would remember 1998 as a year filled with excitement, contention, and new insight spurred by a number of astonishing discoveries. The most publicized of the new finds related to the decades old debate over… … Universalium
Vaalbara — is theorized to be Earth s first supercontinent, beginning its formation about 3,600 million years ago, completing its formation by about 3,100 million years ago and breaking up by 2,500 million years ago. The name Vaalbara is de … Wikipedia
Super-continent — Supercontinent Un supercontinent est, en géologie, une masse continentale comprenant plus d’un craton. C’est le cas typiquement de l’Eurasie actuelle. Sommaire 1 Histoire 2 Liste des supercontinents 3 Géologie … Wikipédia en Français
Supercontinent — Un supercontinent est, en géologie, une masse continentale comprenant plus d’un craton. C’est le cas typiquement de l’Eurasie actuelle. Sommaire 1 Histoire … Wikipédia en Français
Supercontinent cycle — Wilson cycle Simplified sketch of the western part of Pangaea Th … Wikipedia
Supercontinent — Animation of the rifting of Pangaea, an ancient supercontinent The Eurasian supercontinent … Wikipedia
Pangaea Ultima — A rough approximation of Pangaea Ultima Pangaea Ultima (also called Pangaea Proxima, Neopangaea, and Pangaea II) is a possible future supercontinent configuration and an alternative to the Amasia supercontinent. Consistent with the supercontinent … Wikipedia
David Evans (Yale professor) — David Evans Born 7 April 1970 (1970 04 07) (age 41)[citation needed] Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States … Wikipedia
Columbia (supercontinent) — Columbia, also known as Nuna and Hudsonland, was one of Earth s oldest supercontinents. It was first proposed by J.J.W. Rogers and M. Santosh (2002)[1] and is thought to have existed approximately 1.8 to 1.5 billion years (Ga) ago in the… … Wikipedia
