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A large hypothetical land mass especially Pangaea, that is thought to have split into smaller ones in the geologic past.

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  • Pangea (Greek for "all lands") is the "supercontinent" created when these two giant landmasses drifted into one another, a process that was complete by the middle of the
  • The supercontinent cycle, Scientific American, 2591:72-79
  • Either way, the new supercontinent wouldn't be a fun place to live.
  • These three Silk Roads embodied the communication web of the Eurasian supercontinent.
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