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Pangea: Late Jurassic Period

A series of four world maps showing the progression of continental drift over time. The maps illustrate the supercontinent Pangaea 225 million years ago, its breakup into Laurasia and Gondwana 150 million years ago, the further separation of continents 100 million years ago, and the current arrangement of continents on Earth today. Continents are labeled in each map.

Pangea: Early Triassic Period

Triassic paleogeography

Jurassic paleogeography

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plate tectonics continental drift Pangea Gondwana Rodinia

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Portrait of Alfred Lothar Wegener wearing a suit and tie, looking directly at the camera.

Alfred Wegener

German meteorologist and geophysicist