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However, 300 million years ago, it was located under what would become North America during the era of the supercontinent Pangaea.
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Over the decades, seismic data revealed that these supercontinents make up about 20% of the mantle-core boundary.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
Others travelled north into Laurasia, the supercontinent that eventually split into Europe, Asia, and North America.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
Having evolved in western Gondwana, the researchers explain, dinosaurs spread outwards into southern Gondwana and the neighboring supercontinent Laurasia, which would eventually go on to break up into North America, Europe and Asia.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Over the decades, seismic data revealed that these supercontinents make up about 20% of the mantle-core boundary.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
Others travelled north into Laurasia, the supercontinent that eventually split into Europe, Asia, and North America.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
Having evolved in western Gondwana, the researchers explain, dinosaurs spread outwards into southern Gondwana and the neighboring supercontinent Laurasia, which would eventually go on to break up into North America, Europe and Asia.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Supercontinent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supercontinent. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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