Pangaea, the Supercontinent (IMAGE)

Brown University

Pangaea, the Supercontinent

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More than 200 million years ago, nearly all the land on Earth was part of Pangaea. Animals could roam freely, yet they appear to have sorted themselves into regions. Researchers at Brown are figuring out why.

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Jessica Whiteside, Brown University

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