Sahul landmass

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paleogeographic region prehistoric landmass submerged continent

The Sahul landmass was the prehistoric supercontinent that once connected present-day Australia, New Guinea, and Tasmania during periods of low sea level.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Australian continent	5
Sahul (paleocontinent)	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	paleogeographic region ⓘ prehistoric landmass ⓘ submerged continent ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Greater Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ Meganesia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sahul Shelf NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Pleistocene megafauna of Australia ⓘ early human migration into Australia ⓘ
borderedBy	Arafura Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Coral Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ Timor Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
characterizedBy	exposed continental shelf ⓘ low sea levels ⓘ
connected	Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ Tasmania NERFINISHED ⓘ
connectedBy	land bridge ⓘ shallow continental shelf ⓘ
exposedDuring	glacial periods ⓘ
formedDuring	Pleistocene epoch NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart	Arafura Shelf NERFINISHED ⓘ Australian mainland NERFINISHED ⓘ Bassian Plain NERFINISHED ⓘ Tasmania NERFINISHED ⓘ Torres Strait region NERFINISHED ⓘ island of New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Australasia NERFINISHED ⓘ Indo-Pacific region NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Hemisphere ⓘ
nowFragmentedInto	Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ Tasmania NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Australia-New Guinea continent NERFINISHED ⓘ
separatedBy	Wallace Line NERFINISHED ⓘ deep ocean trenches ⓘ
separatedFrom	Sunda Shelf NERFINISHED ⓘ
studiedIn	Quaternary science NERFINISHED ⓘ archaeology ⓘ biogeography ⓘ paleogeography ⓘ
submergedDuring	Holocene sea-level rise ⓘ interglacial periods ⓘ
supports	unique Australasian biota ⓘ
timePeriod	Last Glacial Maximum NERFINISHED ⓘ Late Pleistocene NERFINISHED ⓘ