Breakup of ancient supercontinent Pangea hints at future fate of Atlantic Ocean
Monday, December 1, 2014 - 07:53
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Pangea, the supercontinent that contained most of the Earth's landmass until about 180 million years ago, endured an apocalyptic undoing during the Jurassic period, when the Atlantic Ocean opened up. This is well understood. But what is less clear is how Pangea came into being in the first place.