supercontinent
noun
su·per·con·ti·nent
ˈsü-pər-ˌkän-tə-nənt 
-ˌkänt-nənt
: a hypothetical former large continent from which other continents are held to have broken off and drifted away
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This ancient connection is one of many biological clues supporting the former geographic links within the Gondwana supercontinent, which began breaking apart into today’s continents around 180 million years ago.
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
The discovery was a significant piece of the puzzle in understanding how early snakes lived and evolved, suggesting that snakes originated in Gondwana, a supercontinent that once included South America, Africa and India.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Researchers have now unearthed an explanation for these formations—and the story starts with the break-up of an ancient supercontinent.
—Rudy Molinek, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Aug. 2024
At the time of the Permian extinction, Earth was dominated by a supercontinent, Pangaea, which ran from pole to pole, leaving Tethys and Panthalassa to encircle much of the planet.
—Bypaul Voosen, science.org, 12 Sep. 2024
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
The discovery was a significant piece of the puzzle in understanding how early snakes lived and evolved, suggesting that snakes originated in Gondwana, a supercontinent that once included South America, Africa and India.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Researchers have now unearthed an explanation for these formations—and the story starts with the break-up of an ancient supercontinent.
—Rudy Molinek, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Aug. 2024
At the time of the Permian extinction, Earth was dominated by a supercontinent, Pangaea, which ran from pole to pole, leaving Tethys and Panthalassa to encircle much of the planet.
—Bypaul Voosen, science.org, 12 Sep. 2024
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supercontinent
noun
su·per·con·ti·nent
ˈsü-pər-ˌkänt-ᵊn-ənt
-ˌkänt-nənt
: a former large continent which is assumed to have existed and from which other continents broke off and drifted away
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