British Dictionary definitions for Gondwanaland
Gondwana
/ (ɡɒndˈwɑːnəˌlænd) /
one of the two ancient supercontinents produced by the first split of the even larger supercontinent Pangaea about 200 million years ago, comprising chiefly what are now Africa, South America, Australia, Antarctica, and the Indian subcontinent
Origin of Gondwanaland
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Scientific definitions for Gondwanaland
[ gŏnd-wä′nə-lănd′ ]
A supercontinent of the Southern Hemisphere made up of the landmasses that currently correspond to India, Australia, Antarctica, and South America. According to the theory of plate tectonics, Gondwanaland separated from Pangaea at the end of the Paleozoic Era and broke up into the current continents in the middle of the Mesozoic Era. Compare Laurasia.
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