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Spotting a Supercontinent: How Pangea Was Discovered: Media

In the early 20th century, a scientist proposed the existence of a prehistoric landmass that combined our current continents. What led him to it?

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Pangea
This image shows the distribution of landmasses, mountainous regions, shallow seas,...
Adapted from: C.R. Scotese, The University of Texas at Arlington