Fragmentation of the Supercontinent Pangea (IMAGE)

GFZ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Geoforschung

Fragmentation of the Supercontinent Pangea

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Our continents result from the fragmentation of the supercontinent Pangea. This plate reconstruction 180 million years ago shows todays countries for orientation.

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S. Brune, GPlates

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