Partial reconstruction of Argoland from present to 215 million years ago, when its break-up accelerated (IMAGE)

Universiteit Utrecht Faculteit Geowetenschappen

Partial reconstruction of Argoland from present to 215 million years ago, when its break-up accelerated

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What happened to Argoland, the continent that broke off western Australia 155 million years ago? Geologists at Utrecht University have now managed to reconstruct the history of the lost continent. As it turns out, Argoland is in fragments, but is still there.

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