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Gondwanaland


Gondwanaland and Laurasia
Gondwanaland and Laurasia, about 200 million years during the Triassic.
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Also called Gondwana, a hypothetical Southern Hemisphere supercontinent formed after the split of Pangea; the other portion being called Laurasia. Stratigraphic and fossil evidence suggest it comprised what are now Antarctica, Australia, India, South America, and other smaller units.


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