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Many million years ago, the huge supercontinent theory was proposed by one man named Alfred Wegner. He explained the theory of continental drift which lead to the supercontinent called Pangea. Another man named John Tuzo Wilson proposed to theory of plate tectonics which helped scientists to believe Wegner's ideas. Together Wilson and Wegner proposed Pangea. Later on, it was split into two other smaller continents called Laurasia and Gondwanaland.

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What is the huge landmass in which all continents were once joined?

The supercontinent that all continents were once joined to is called Pangaea. It existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras before breaking apart into the continents we know today.


What is laurasia?

Laurasia is like Pangaea where all of the continents were put together before. This is a theory that all of the continents were once together and that there is plate tectonics. This is not evidence of plate tectonics because no one was around to see it happening. It is just a theory! But it seems very clear that it is true because the continents are moving and the continents look like a huge puzzle. For example, the west side of Africa and the east side of South America look like they fit together! If the continents are moving away from each other they must have once been together.


Which two continents are part or one huge land mass?

Europe and Asia are part of one huge landmass called Eurasia.


What is a super-continenet?

Well a super continent refers to Pangaea. which was a great land mass that contained all seven continents. Another form of super continent is a huge land mass with all the necessaries needed by living.


What do geographers believed caused pangaea to split into 7 continents?

Geographers believe that the movement of tectonic plates caused Pangaea, the ancient supercontinent, to split into the seven continents we have today. The shifting of these huge plates over millions of years resulted in the separation and drifting of the land masses to their current positions. This process of plate tectonics is ongoing, with the continents still slowly moving today.

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What is the huge landmass in which all continents were once joined?

The supercontinent that all continents were once joined to is called Pangaea. It existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras before breaking apart into the continents we know today.


Was the world once called Pangaea?

Well you can say that the world called once Pangea, but it's the continents that were once called Pangea. Pangea is a HUGE LANDMASS. Pangea is when all the continents were once connceted and formed huge landmass.


Which two continents are part of huge land mass that were separated?

All the continents used to be a part of one land mass and separated. This supercontinent was Pangea.


When the continents were jammed together was there any water on earth?

Yes. During the days of Pangea, there was a huge ocean surrounding the supercontinent.


What is the huge continent scientist believe there was millions of years ago?

Pangea (or Pangaea) was a "supercontinent" that scientists believe incorporated almost all of the earth's landmasses. It began to break apart about 200 million years ago, and eventually the modern continents and Atlantic and Indian Oceans were formed.


What hypothesis states that the continents were once joined to form a single supercontinent?

If put together, they would fit perfectly into one huge super continent like a puzzle.


What hypothesis says that all the continents once were joined as a single supercontinent and have since drifted apart?

this supercontinent is called PANGEA. it is the greek word for "all lands".


The older theory of continental drift suggested?

that the continents were once all connected as one supercontinent, called Pangaea, which broke apart and drifted to their current positions over millions of years. This theory eventually led to the development of the theory of plate tectonics to explain the movement of Earth's large landmasses.


What is one intresting fact about Earth?

When the Earth was formed ,It only had one huge continent called pangea. A thousand years later the continents slowly shifted and made seven/7 different continents


Is Pangaea huge?

Yes if Pangaea was a supercontinent it has to be huge


According to the continental drift theory a single huge continent once existed that was called . Pangaea Panthalassa Wegener Eurasia?

According to the continental drift theory, a single huge continent once existed called Pangaea. This supercontinent began to break apart about 200 million years ago, eventually moving and forming the continents we recognize today.


According to the continental drift theory a single huge continent once existed is called what?

The single huge continent that once existed according to the continental drift theory is called Pangaea.