Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
supercontinent
|
| gptkbp:beganBreakingUp |
about 175 million years ago
|
| gptkbp:beganForming |
about 335 million years ago
|
| gptkbp:brokenBy |
gptkb:Laurasia
gptkb:Gondwana |
| gptkbp:existedDuring |
gptkb:early_Mesozoic_era
late Paleozoic era |
| gptkbp:followedBy |
gptkb:Laurasia
gptkb:Gondwana |
| gptkbp:fossil |
similar fossils found on now distant continents
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Pangaea supercontinent
|
| gptkbp:location |
covered most of Earth's landmass
|
| gptkbp:modernContinentsOriginatedFrom |
gptkb:Pangaea_supercontinent
|
| gptkbp:nameOrigin |
Greek words 'pan' (all) and 'Gaia' (Earth)
|
| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Pannotia
|
| gptkbp:proposedBy |
gptkb:Alfred_Wegener
1912 |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
plate tectonics
continental drift |
| gptkbp:significance |
influenced global climate and biodiversity
supported theory of continental drift |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Late_Triassic
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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