Pangaea

Variant of Pangea

Pangea definition

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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