Alfred Wegener
Supercontinent was first proposed in 1912 by the German meteorologist Alfred Wegener as a part of his theory of continental drift.
The super-continent proposed by the theory of continental drift is called Pangaea. It is believed to have existed about 300 million years ago and subsequently broke apart to form the continents as we know them today.
Wegener proposed the theory of Pangea (the supercontinent) and continental drift. Continental drift is what split Pangea apart.
plate tectonics
Alfred Wegener was the German scientist who proposed the theory of the supercontinent known as Pangaea.
When German meteorologist Alfred Wegener first published his theory on Pangea (super continent) he was widely ridiculed for it. Some of the reaction to his theory on continental shift and a super continent was actually quite hostile. The idea was first put forward in 1912 but it wasn't until the 1950's that his idea was really rethought. By then evidence of continental drift was starting to support his ideas.
The existence of the supercontinent Pangaea was first proposed by Alfred Wegener, a German meteorologist and geophysicist, in 1912. Wegener's theory of continental drift suggested that the continents were once joined together in a single landmass before drifting apart over millions of years.
Alfred Wegener, a German meteorologist, first proposed the theory of continental drift in 1912. He suggested that a supercontinent he named Pangaea had existed and later broke apart to form the continents as we know them today.
The existence of the supercontinent Pangaea was first proposed by Alfred Wegener in 1912. He developed the theory of continental drift which suggested that the continents were once joined together in a single landmass before drifting apart to their current positions.
pangea
Supercontinent was first proposed in 1912 by the German meteorologist Alfred Wegener as a part of his theory of continental drift.
Alfred Wegener named the super-continent he believed existed millions of years ago "Pangaea." He proposed the theory of continental drift which suggested that the continents were once all connected as one landmass before drifting apart.