Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
supercontinent
|
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Pangaea
|
| gptkbp:beganToBreakApart |
about 175 million years ago
|
| gptkbp:brokenBy |
gptkb:Laurasia
gptkb:Gondwana |
| gptkbp:existedDuring |
gptkb:early_Mesozoic_era
late Paleozoic era |
| gptkbp:formedApproximately |
335 million years ago
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Pangæa
|
| gptkbp:includedPresentDay |
gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Antarctica gptkb:Asia gptkb:Australia gptkb:Europe gptkb:North_America gptkb:South_America |
| gptkbp:nameOrigin |
Greek words 'pan' (all) and 'gaia' (Earth)
|
| gptkbp:predecessor |
gptkb:Pannotia
|
| gptkbp:proposedBy |
gptkb:Alfred_Wegener
1912 |
| gptkbp:relatedToTheory |
continental drift
|
| gptkbp:significance |
demonstrates plate tectonics
explains fossil distribution explains geological similarities across continents |
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Laurasia
gptkb:Gondwana |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:David_Serkin_Ludwig
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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