| NOUN | object | Pangaea, Pangea | (plate tectonics) a hypothetical continent including all the landmass of the earth prior to the Triassic period when it split into Laurasia and Gondwanaland |
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| Meaning | (plate tectonics) a hypothetical continent including all the landmass of the earth prior to the Triassic period when it split into Laurasia and Gondwanaland. | |
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| Synonym | Pangea | |
| Category | tectonics, plate tectonics, plate tectonic theory | The branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust |
| Instance of | continent | One of the large landmasses of the earth |
| Spanish | Pangaea, Pangea | |
| Catalan | Pangea | |
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