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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Their unusual adaptations, which are explored in the exhibit, are thanks to the breakup of the supercontinent Pangea, which caused land masses to drift into isolation during the Mesozoic Era, starting 250 million years ago and continuing through about 65 million years ago.
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Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2024
The astonishing find caused researchers to question how the reptiles moved from one side of Earth, dominated by a supercontinent called Pangea at the time, to the other.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 22 June 2024
The history of our current cryosphere began 180 million years ago, when Antarctica—then covered in thick forests filled with ferns and dinosaurs—broke off from the supercontinent Gondwana and started drifting south.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 12 June 2024
Research by Pyron and his colleagues suggests that the earliest ancestor of all living snakes likely evolved in Gondwana—a large supercontinent that included most of the Earth’s current continents.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 4 June 2024
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Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2024
The astonishing find caused researchers to question how the reptiles moved from one side of Earth, dominated by a supercontinent called Pangea at the time, to the other.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 22 June 2024
The history of our current cryosphere began 180 million years ago, when Antarctica—then covered in thick forests filled with ferns and dinosaurs—broke off from the supercontinent Gondwana and started drifting south.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 12 June 2024
Research by Pyron and his colleagues suggests that the earliest ancestor of all living snakes likely evolved in Gondwana—a large supercontinent that included most of the Earth’s current continents.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 4 June 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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