supercontinent Pangaea

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prehistoric landmass supercontinent

Pangaea was a massive supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras, when nearly all of Earth's landmasses were joined together before breaking apart into the continents we know today.

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All labels observed (10)

Label Occurrences
Pangaea 15
Mesozoic supercontinent Pangaea 1
Pangaea assembly 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf prehistoric landmass ⓘ
supercontinent ⓘ
associatedWith Permian period ⓘ
Triassic ⓘ
surface form: Triassic period

early Jurassic period ⓘ
beganBreakingApartApproximately 200 million years ago ⓘ
breakupProcess rifting ⓘ
seafloor spreading ⓘ
breakupProduced Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Indian Ocean ⓘ
Southern Ocean margins ⓘ
climateCharacteristic extensive arid regions ⓘ
large continental interior ⓘ
strong seasonal contrasts ⓘ
comprised Gondwana ⓘ
Laurasia ⓘ
containedPresentDay Africa ⓘ
Antarctica ⓘ
Asia ⓘ
Australia ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
North America ⓘ
South America ⓘ
continentType supercontinent ⓘ
evidenceFrom fossil distribution ⓘ
geological fit of continental margins ⓘ
glacial deposits ⓘ
paleomagnetism ⓘ
existedDuring early Mesozoic era ⓘ
late Paleozoic era ⓘ
followedBy supercontinent cycle leading to future possible supercontinents ⓘ
formedApproximately 335 million years ago ⓘ
fullyFragmentedBy about 175 million years ago ⓘ
hadInteriorSea Paleo-Tethys Ocean ⓘ
Tethys Ocean ⓘ
influenced global biodiversity patterns ⓘ
global climate ⓘ
ocean circulation ⓘ
nameLanguage Greek ⓘ
nameMeaning "all Earth" ⓘ
paleogeographicReconstructionBy Alfred Wegener ⓘ
subsequent geologists and geophysicists ⓘ
partOf supercontinent cycle ⓘ
precededBy supercontinent Pannotia ⓘ
supercontinent Rodinia ⓘ
proposalYear 1912 ⓘ
proposedBy Alfred Wegener ⓘ
supportsTheory continental drift ⓘ
plate tectonics ⓘ
surroundedBy Panthalassa Ocean ⓘ

Referenced by (24)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Triassic → associatedWith → supercontinent Pangaea ⓘ
supercontinent Columbia (Nuna) → predates → supercontinent Pangaea ⓘ
subject surface form: Columbia
this entity surface form: Pangaea
supercontinent Columbia (Nuna) → predates → supercontinent Pangaea ⓘ
subject surface form: Nuna
this entity surface form: Pangaea
supercontinent Columbia (Nuna) → precedesInSequence → supercontinent Pangaea ⓘ
subject surface form: Rodinia
this entity surface form: Pangaea
supercontinent Rodinia → followedBy → supercontinent Pangaea ⓘ
subject surface form: Rodinia
this entity surface form: Pangaea supercontinent
supercontinent Rodinia → precedes → supercontinent Pangaea ⓘ
subject surface form: Rodinia
this entity surface form: Pangaea
supercontinent Pannotia → preceded → supercontinent Pangaea ⓘ
subject surface form: Pannotia
this entity surface form: Pangaea
supercontinent Pannotia → preceded → supercontinent Pangaea ⓘ
subject surface form: Pannotia
this entity surface form: Mesozoic supercontinent Pangaea
breakup of Gondwana → partOf → supercontinent Pangaea ⓘ
this entity surface form: breakup of Pangaea
Variscan orogeny → partOf → supercontinent Pangaea ⓘ
this entity surface form: assembly of Pangaea
Gondwana → wasMajorPartOf → supercontinent Pangaea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pangaea
Middle Triassic → associatedWith → supercontinent Pangaea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pangaea supercontinent configuration
The Haxan Cloak → hasCollaboration → supercontinent Pangaea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pangaea
Laurussia continent → contributedToFormationOf → supercontinent Pangaea ⓘ
subject surface form: Laurussia
this entity surface form: Pangaea
Laurussia continent → successorInRegion → supercontinent Pangaea ⓘ
subject surface form: Laurussia
this entity surface form: Pangaea
Lopingian Epoch → tectonicSetting → supercontinent Pangaea ⓘ
this entity surface form: supercontinent Pangea
Appalachian–Ouachita–Marathon orogenic system → partOf → supercontinent Pangaea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pangaea assembly
Appalachian geology → concerns → supercontinent Pangaea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pangea assembly
Laurussia → playedRoleInAssemblyOf → supercontinent Pangaea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pangaea
Laurussia → predecessorOf → supercontinent Pangaea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pangaea
Laurussia → mergedInto → supercontinent Pangaea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pangaea
Laurussia → relatedConcept → supercontinent Pangaea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pangaea
Euramerica → contributedToAssemblyOf → supercontinent Pangaea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pangaea
Euramerica → existedBefore → supercontinent Pangaea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pangaea