[DOC] [TLE] Gondwana - Wikipedia [PAR] In paleogeography, Gondwana also Gondwanaland, is the name given to an 
ancient supercontinent. It is believed to have sutured between about 570 and 
510 million years ago ... Gondwana then separated from Laurasia (the mid-
Mesozoic era) in the breakup of Pangaea, drifting farther south after the split. 
Gondwana itself... [DOC] [TLE] What is Gondwana? - Live Science [PAR] Jun 7, 2013 ... Gondwana was an ancient supercontinent that broke up about 180 million years 
ago. ... along with a northern supercontinent known as Laurasia. ... and Australia 
didn't make their final split until about 45 million years ago. ... Some theorists 
believe that "hot spots," where magma is very close to the surface,... [DOC] [TLE] History of Ancient Supercontinent's Breakup Detailed - Live Science [PAR] Apr 28, 2008 ... The breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana eventually formed the continents 
in the ... Most theories say Gondwana broke into many different pieces, but new ... 
including the breakup of Pangea into Gondwana and Laurasia. ... the surface, 
creating a bulge, which caused pieces of the land to break apart. [DOC] [TLE] Earthguide: Online Classroom - Definition: Pangaea [PAR] Pangaea, Gondwanaland, Laurasia and Tethys ... Breakup of Gondwanaland. 
Laurasia. a large supercontinent that existed in the northern hemisphere before it
... [DOC] [TLE] Gondwana | supercontinent | Britannica.com [PAR] Ancient supercontinent that incorporated present-day South America, Africa, ... its 
breakup began in the Early Jurassic Period, about 180 million years ago. .... 
Silver coin from Carthago Nova, believed to be a portrait of Scipio Africanus the 
Elder ... Empire created by Turkish tribes in Anatolia (Asia Minor) that grew to be 
one... [DOC] [TLE] Laurasia - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] Jul 10, 2009 ... Laurasia included most of the landmasses that make up today's continents of the 
... It is believed that it did not break up again before it recombined with the ... 
Equal areas of Gondwana and Laurasia (ancient supercontinents). [DOC] [TLE] Experts Ponder Causes of Breakup of Ancient Supercontinent ... [PAR] Oct 3, 1995 ... Experts Ponder Causes of Breakup of Ancient Supercontinent ... The many 
questions about the demise of Gondwanaland remaining to be ... they are 
believed to cool, making their molten rock so viscous that they flare out into ... ago 
into two supercontinents: Laurasia (including North America, Australia,... [DOC] [TLE] A history of supercontinents on planet Earth - io9 [PAR] Jan 27, 2011 ... Every few hundred million years, the continents combine to create ... There are 
only so many directions in which the various plates can ... with the twin giant 
continents of Gondwanaland and Laurasia as a ... It appears that Kenorland 
broke up around 2.6 billion years ago, creating a massive spike in rainfall. [DOC] [TLE] Historical perspective [This Dynamic Earth, USGS] [PAR] Aug 7, 2012 ... The diagrams below show the break-up of the supercontinent ... The theory has 
unified the study of the Earth by drawing together many branches of the earth 
sciences, ... Laurasia and Gondwanaland then continued to break apart into the 
... the scientific community firmly believed the continents and oceans... [DOC] [TLE] Plate Tectonics - Crystalinks [PAR] The lithosphere is broken up into what are called tectonic plates, in the case of 
Earth, ... The hot spot believed to have created the Mid-Atlantic Ridge system ... 
more southerly of two supercontinents (the other being Laurasia) which were part 
... That's why so many ancient continental rocks have survived in the Earth's crust. [DOC] [TLE] CONTINENTAL DRIFT - Paleontology and Geology Glossary [PAR] Laurasia Pangaea started to break up into two smaller supercontinents, ... of a 
supercontinent in the southern hemisphere, Eduard Suess's Gondwanaland. ... 
two continental plates collide, mountain ranges are created as the colliding crust 
is... [DOC] [TLE] Supercontinents - Dictionary definition of Supercontinents ... [PAR] The earth comprises a number of lithospheric plates that move apart at mid-
oceanic ridges ... Continental plates containing ancient cratons have episodically 
collided and ... The process of supercontinent formation, breakup, and dispersal 
has .... of Laurasia with Gondwanaland approximately 275 million

Question: Ancient supercontinent that many believe broke up, creating Laurasia & Gondwanaland
Answer: Pangaea