Mystery of India’s rapid move toward Eurasia 80 million years ago explained
Monday, May 4, 2015 - 13:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
In the history of continental drift, India has been a mysterious record-holder. More than 140 million years ago, India was part of an immense supercontinent called Gondwana, which covered much of the Southern Hemisphere. Around 120 million years ago, what is now India broke off and started slowly migrating north, at about 5 centimeters per year.