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Ancient landmasses
KB Started conversation Apr 26, 2006
The Entry is a bit ambiguous about this. The 'supercontinent' when all the land was undivided is known as Pangaea. It's reckoned this then split into 2 chunks. Godwana(land) was just the southern one, which went on to form the continents in the southern hemisphere. The northern landmass is known as Laurasia.
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