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  1. Pangea | Definition, Map, History, & Facts | Britannica

    Nov 28, 2025 · 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 …

  2. Pangaea - Wikipedia

    Pangaea, having formed recently during the late Carboniferous period, had two major landmasses — Gondwana in the south and Laurussia in the north west with Siberia and Amuria lying north …

  3. What was Pangea? | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov

    At the beginning of the age of dinosaurs (during the Triassic Period, about 230 million years ago), the continents were arranged together as a single supercontinent called Pangea.

  4. What Is Pangea? - WorldAtlas

    Jun 7, 2025 · What Is Pangea? Pangea was once a single unified landmass surrounded by a solitary sea called Panthalassa. Pangea broke apart in three major stages, as rifts appeared …

  5. Pangaea: Discover facts about Earth's ancient supercontinent

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

  6. History of the Supercontinent Pangea - ThoughtCo

    Apr 29, 2025 · Pangea (alternative spelling: Pangaea) was a supercontinent that existed on the Earth millions of years ago, covering about one-third of its surface. A supercontinent is a large …

  7. Pangaea - New World Encyclopedia

    Pangaea or Pangea (derived from Παγγαία, Greek meaning "all earth") is the name given to the supercontinent that is thought to have existed during the Paleozoic and Mesozoic eras, before …

  8. What Is Pangaea? - Universe Today

    Sep 15, 2010 · It was the supercontinent that existed 250 million years ago during the Paleozoic and Mesozoic eras. During the ensuing millenia, plate tectonics slowly moved each continent …

  9. Supercontinent Pangea - U.S. National Park Service

    Jul 8, 2022 · Before the Triassic began, approximately 252 million years ago, the plates had moved in such a way that all of the major landmasses had collided with each other, forming a …

  10. The Pangea Model and Evidence for a Supercontinent

    Jul 19, 2025 · Pangea was a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras, incorporating nearly all of Earth’s continents into a single, C-shaped landmass. …