Pannotia

ancient supercontinent

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Pannotia was a proposed ancient supercontinent that may have existed around 600 million years ago. Some geologists suggest it formed from the collision of large fragments of the supercontinent Rodinia. However, the existence and configuration of Pannotia are not widely accepted among scientists. It is theorized to have been located near the South Pole. The concept of Pannotia is linked to the breakup of Rodinia and the subsequent assembly of Gondwana, another supercontinent.12

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Ediacaran Period
The Ediacaran environment
…was formed a new supercontinent, Pannotia, which was centred near the planet’s South Pole. Pannotia remained intact until about 550 million years ago when it too began to rift, breaking apart into the continental blocks of Laurentia, Siberia, Baltica, and Gondwana (an ancient supercontinent in its own right that incorporated…
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…was formed a new supercontinent, Pannotia, which was centred near the planet’s South Pole. Pannotia remained intact until about 550 million years ago when it too began to rift, breaking apart into the continental blocks of Laurentia, Siberia, Baltica, and Gondwana (an ancient supercontinent in its own right that incorporated…
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