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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