supercontinent
noun
su·per·con·ti·nent
ˈsü-pər-ˌkän-tə-nənt 
-ˌkänt-nənt
: a hypothetical former large continent from which other continents are held to have broken off and drifted away
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Possible causes include volcanic activity associated with the breakup of the supercontinent Pangaea, leading to climatic changes, ocean acidification and disruptions in the carbon cycle.
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
To reach these conclusions, researchers used a computer model to simulate the mantle waves generated by the break-up of the ancient supercontinent Gondwana roughly 140 million years ago.
—Rudy Molinek, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Aug. 2024
For millions of years, an extremely dry climate had extended across the supercontinent of Pangaea, until an episode of massive volcanism made the planet hotter and much more humid.
—Leigh Phillips, The Atlantic, 9 July 2024
These species seem to have gone their separate ways during the breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana, a process that started nearly 200 million years ago.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 14 Aug. 2024
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
To reach these conclusions, researchers used a computer model to simulate the mantle waves generated by the break-up of the ancient supercontinent Gondwana roughly 140 million years ago.
—Rudy Molinek, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Aug. 2024
For millions of years, an extremely dry climate had extended across the supercontinent of Pangaea, until an episode of massive volcanism made the planet hotter and much more humid.
—Leigh Phillips, The Atlantic, 9 July 2024
These species seem to have gone their separate ways during the breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana, a process that started nearly 200 million years ago.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 14 Aug. 2024
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supercontinent
noun
su·per·con·ti·nent
ˈsü-pər-ˌkänt-ᵊn-ənt
-ˌkänt-nənt
: a former large continent which is assumed to have existed and from which other continents broke off and drifted away
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