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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This area used to be part of the southern edge of the Pangaea supercontinent.
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Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2024
The sprawling landscape was once part of Gondwana, a massive supercontinent during the Cretaceous period known for its high diversity and fearsome predators, and this dinosaur fit right in.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 21 May 2024
Another piece was inspired by a time when the planet was populated by two supercontinents, Gondwana and Laurasia.
—Carol Besler, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
The prehistoric fish are estimated to have lived more than 325 million years ago—predating the Pangea supercontinent, when all the major continents of today were lumped together into one giant landmass.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024
Roughly 1 billion years ago, the Amazon and the Baltics were neighbors on the supercontinent Rodinia.
—Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 25 Sep. 2023
The story goes like this: Around 1.8 billion years ago, two sections of continental crust collided to form a supercontinent, which scientists already knew about and have named Nuna.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Sep. 2023
For most of this time, geology saw Earth's continental plates assembled into a supercontinent, which helped support a seemingly stable climate.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 9 June 2023
During the Late Devonian Period, these areas were submerged coastlines on opposite ends of a vast sea separating northern and southern supercontinents.
—Jack Tamisiea, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2024
Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2024
The sprawling landscape was once part of Gondwana, a massive supercontinent during the Cretaceous period known for its high diversity and fearsome predators, and this dinosaur fit right in.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 21 May 2024
Another piece was inspired by a time when the planet was populated by two supercontinents, Gondwana and Laurasia.
—Carol Besler, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
The prehistoric fish are estimated to have lived more than 325 million years ago—predating the Pangea supercontinent, when all the major continents of today were lumped together into one giant landmass.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024
Roughly 1 billion years ago, the Amazon and the Baltics were neighbors on the supercontinent Rodinia.
—Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 25 Sep. 2023
The story goes like this: Around 1.8 billion years ago, two sections of continental crust collided to form a supercontinent, which scientists already knew about and have named Nuna.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Sep. 2023
For most of this time, geology saw Earth's continental plates assembled into a supercontinent, which helped support a seemingly stable climate.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 9 June 2023
During the Late Devonian Period, these areas were submerged coastlines on opposite ends of a vast sea separating northern and southern supercontinents.
—Jack Tamisiea, New York Times, 30 Jan. 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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