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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During the Permian, Mallorca was smack in the middle of the supercontinent Pangea, which existed from 335 million to 200 million years ago.
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Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
And that mattered, because during the late Triassic, a giant supercontinent called Pangea was breaking apart.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 27 Nov. 2024
The amethyst crystals are found in lava flows, which date from the original breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana around 134 million years ago.
—David Bressan, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
The cycle of building and breaking up of supercontinents seems to drive long-term climate trends.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 20 Sep. 2024
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Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
And that mattered, because during the late Triassic, a giant supercontinent called Pangea was breaking apart.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 27 Nov. 2024
The amethyst crystals are found in lava flows, which date from the original breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana around 134 million years ago.
—David Bressan, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
The cycle of building and breaking up of supercontinents seems to drive long-term climate trends.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 20 Sep. 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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