Pangea - Vivid Maps

Pangea was a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras. It assembled from earlier continental units approximately 335 million years ago, fully assembled about 270 million years ago, and it began to break apart about 175 million years ago. In contrast to the present Earth and its distribution of continental mass, much of Pangea was in the southern hemisphere and surrounded by a super ocean, Panthalassa. Pangea was the most recent supercontinent to have existed and the first to be reconstructed by geologists.

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May 21, 2017 Alex

The breakup of Pangaea

The breakup of Pangaea, a supercontinent that existed around 335 million years ago, is a significant event in Earth’s geological history. Pangaea began to break apart during the Mesozoic Era, forming the continents as we recognize them today. The process of breakup and continental drift occurred due to the movement of tectonic plates beneath the Earth’s surface.

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July 27, 2016 Alex

The movement of tectonic plates

According to the tectonic theory, the cycles of splitting apart and coming together occur because of subduction, which happens when tectonic plates meet with one another.

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March 14, 2015 Alex

Map of Pangea with current International borders

Pangea was a mega continent that existed throughout the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras. It gathered from earlier continental parts about 335 million years ago, and it started to split apart about 175 million years ago. Much of Pangaea was in the southern hemisphere enclosed by a superocean, Panthalassa, in opposition to the modern Earth and its concentration of continental mass. Thus Pangaea was the most recent mega continent to have existed and the first to be reconstructed by scientists.