Laurasia and Gondwana: different beginnings

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Laurasia and Gondwana: different beginnings

500 → 250 → 180 → 0 Ma · selected snapshots

An imagined Early Jurassic coast around 180 Ma, with conifers and ferns. It draws on vegetation evidence from the period, without claiming an exact ancient shoreline, continental boundary or plant community from a single fossil site.

Gondwana assembled before Pangaea. The lands forming northern Pangaea also had different histories, and breakup unfolded in stages. Compare 500, 250, 180 and 0 Ma to explore the history behind the two names.