Laurasia
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laurasia-163-4320540
title:
Laurasia
text:
Laurasia was the more northern of two large landmasses that formed part of the Pangaea supercontinent from around 335 to 175 million years ago (Mya), the other being Gondwana. It separated from Gondwana 215 to 175 Mya during the breakup of Pangaea, drifting farther north after the split and finally broke apart with the opening of the North Atlantic Ocean c. 56 Mya. The name is a portmanteau of Laurentia and Asia. Laurentia, Avalonia, Baltica, and a series of smaller terranes, collided in the Cal
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Northern landmass that formed part of the Pangaea supercontinent
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurasia
date created:
2002-11-10T07:30:54Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T04:30:58Z
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image:
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fields total:
13
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16