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What landmass broke apart and drifted away?
245 millon years ago the land mass was a pangea and i am correct
Pangaea broke up into what two continents?
Pangaea broke into Gondwanaland and Laurasia.
How has the movement of tectonic plates affected the region of Australia?
Theory has it that Australia was once part of the super continent of Pangaea, the collection of all that we know today as the continents. Over time Pangaea broke apart and left Australia by itself. This allowed unique plants and animals to develop there (e.g. kangaroos).
What was Pangaea When did it form?
Laurasia and Gondwanaland collided to form a single supercontinent called Pangaea from the late Carboniferous Period, through the Permian Period of the Paleozoic era. Glacial deposits show that South America, South Africa, Antarctica, Australia, and India were close together near the south polar region at the middle of the Permian Period.Pangaea was formed in the Late Permian and broke up in the Triassic Era.
What geologic period was pangaea assembled?
Pangea was assembled in the late permian and broke up in the late triassic
What happened when pangaea broke apart?
When Pangaea broke apart we got continents which what we have today.
When did Pangaea spread apart?
Pangaea refers to the super continent that existed before each of the pieces eventually drifted apart into the seven continents that exist today. Scientists believe Pangaea broke apart 200 million years ago.
Why did Pangaea become 7 contents?
Plate Tectonics broke Pangaea apart.
How did Pangaea break apart?
Pangaea broke apart because of the movement of tectonic plates, which causes earthquakes and volcanoes.
What was the southern portion of Pangaea that broke apart?
africa
What is the name of the continents before they broke up?
Before the continents broke apart, they were part of a single supercontinent called Pangaea. It is believed that Pangaea existed around 300 million years ago during the Paleozoic and Mesozoic eras.
What is the name of the super-continent?
Pangaea don't no
What are the names of the two large landmasses when Pangaea initially broke apart?
Actually, Pangaea was all the continents smashed together. But, the two continents that broke apart after Pangaea was created were named "Gondwanaland" and "Laurasia".
What does Pangaea looks like now?
all of the continents broke apart
When Pangaea broke apart into two pieces what were the names?
Laurasia and Gondwana.
Which of the following is the name of a large sea that formed as pangaea broke apart?
The Atlantic Ocean is the name of the large sea that formed as Pangaea broke apart around 175 million years ago.
Were the dinosaurs before Pangaea?
Yes, When Pangaea broke apart, depending on how it broke apart, was immediately effected by great quakes, volcanoes, etc. But who knows for sure? The long stood effects were that the continents were broke apart, dividing the populations of dinosaurs apart allowed them to mutate or adapt (depending on different beliefs) separately, thur producing modified species. Also the climates of each broke apart section would have changed from what its original climate was.
