
Pangea | Definition, Map, History, & Facts | Britannica
Nov 28, 2025 · Pangea, in early geologic time, a supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth. Pangea was surrounded by a global ocean called Panthalassa, and it was fully …
Pangaea - Wikipedia
Pangaea, having formed recently during the late Carboniferous period, had two major landmasses — Gondwana in the south and Laurussia in the north west with Siberia and Amuria lying north of …
What Is Pangea? - WorldAtlas
Jun 7, 2025 · What Is Pangea? Pangea was once a single unified landmass surrounded by a solitary sea called Panthalassa. Pangea broke apart in three major stages, as rifts appeared within the …
What was Pangea? | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov
At the beginning of the age of dinosaurs (during the Triassic Period, about 230 million years ago), the continents were arranged together as a single supercontinent called Pangea.
What was Pangaea? Flashback to when Earth was one supercontinent
Long before the continents spread across the globe, Earth held one connected landmass known as Pangaea. This supercontinent formed hundreds of millions of years ago and helps explain why …
Pangaea: Discover facts about Earth's ancient supercontinent
Nov 15, 2024 · Learn about Pangaea, Earth's most recent supercontinent, its formation, breakup, and the role it played in shaping our planet's geological history.
History of the Supercontinent Pangea - ThoughtCo
Apr 29, 2025 · Pangea (alternative spelling: Pangaea) was a supercontinent that existed on the Earth millions of years ago, covering about one-third of its surface. A supercontinent is a large landmass …
Supercontinent Pangea - U.S. National Park Service
Jul 8, 2022 · Before the Triassic began, approximately 252 million years ago, the plates had moved in such a way that all of the major landmasses had collided with each other, forming a supercontinent …
Pangaea - New World Encyclopedia
Pangaea or Pangea (derived from Παγγαία, Greek meaning "all earth") is the name given to the supercontinent that is thought to have existed during the Paleozoic and Mesozoic eras, before the …
Pangea - Continental Drift, Tectonic Plates, Supercontinent | Britannica
Nov 28, 2025 · Over millions of years, the continents broke apart from a single landmass called Pangea and moved to their present positions. Pangea’s formal conceptualization began with Wegener’s work …