Pangaea or Pangea (/ p æ n ˈ dʒ iː ə / pan-JEE-ə) [1] was a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras. [2] It assembled from the earlier continental units of Gondwana , Euramerica and Siberia during the Carboniferous approximately 335 million years ago, and began to break apart about 200 million years ...

2025年2月13日 · Pangea, in early geologic time, a supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth. Pangea was surrounded by a global ocean called Panthalassa, and it was fully assembled by the Early Permian Epoch (some 299 million to about 273 million years ago).

2024年11月15日 · Learn about Pangaea, Earth's most recent supercontinent, its formation, breakup, and the role it played in shaping our planet's geological history.

2021年1月31日 · Millions of years back, the Earth consisted of one collective ocean, called Panthalassa, and one single land mass or supercontinent known as Pangea.

From about 300-200 million years ago (late Paleozoic Era until the very late Triassic), the continent we now know as North America was contiguous with Africa, South America, and Europe. They all existed as a single continent called Pangea.

Pangaea was a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras. Formation. Pangea was formed around 335 million years ago from the earlier continental units like Gondwana, Euramerica (Laurussia), and Siberia during the Carboniferous period.

2024年9月30日 · The idea of Pangaea comes from Alfred Wegener's hypothesis that the seven continents were once joined as a supercontinent. Learn more about Pangaea.

Pangea (from Greek: pangaia, “all earth”) supposedly covered about half the Earth and was completely surrounded by a world ocean called Panthalassa. Early in the Jurassic Period (approximately 200 million to 146 million years ago), Pangea began to break apart.

2024年12月19日 · How long ago did Pangea exist? What is a supercontinent? How did Pangea form? How did Pangea’s formation affect life on Earth? How did Pangea affect Earth's climate?

Pangea was a supercontinent that existed up until about 175 million years. Pangea’s name comes from “pan,” which means ‘universal,’ and “gea,” which means ‘land.’ Pangea’s lifespan ran from the early Paleozoic era through the Mesozoic period.