supercontinent
C2187
concept
A supercontinent is a massive landmass comprising most or all of Earth's continental crust, formed when multiple continents merge through plate tectonic processes.
Aliases (2)
- ancient landmass ×2
- paleogeographic landmass ×1
Instances (8)
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supercontinent Columbia (Nuna)
surface form: "Columbia"
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supercontinent Rodinia
surface form: "Rodinia"
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supercontinent Pannotia
surface form: "Pannotia"
- Avalonia microcontinent via concept surface "ancient landmass"
- Eurasia