Pangaea

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Pan·gea (pan jē′ə)

the large landmass that nearly extended from pole to pole on one side of the earth during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras: it eventually split, forming Laurasia and Gondwana
often sp. Pangaea Pan·gae′a

Etymology: coined (1912) by A. L. Wegener (1880-1930), Ger geologist: < Gr pan, all + gē, the earth

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