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Pangaea, the supercontinent, split up due to the movement of tectonic plates. This movement caused the continents to drift apart over millions of years, leading to the formation of the current continents. The process is known as plate tectonics.

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The land mass was called Pangaea before the continents split into the continents we know today. Pangaea was a supercontinent that existed about 335 million years ago.


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