Pangea

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Permian paleogeography

Carboniferous paleogeography

Triassic paleogeography

Pangea: Early Triassic Period

Jurassic paleogeography

Pangea: Late Jurassic Period

What is continental drift and how does it work?

Piecing together the puzzle of continental drift

Continental drift

Early Permian and Late Permian paleogeography and plaeoceanography

Early Permian Epoch

Watch Earth's continents move, from 650 million years ago to 250 million years in the future

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Pangea: Facts & Related Content

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Also Known As	Pangaea

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Scientists initially ridiculed Wegener's theories about continental movement as "delirious ravings".

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Permian paleogeography

Carboniferous paleogeography

Triassic paleogeography

Pangea: Early Triassic Period

Jurassic paleogeography

Pangea: Late Jurassic Period

Continental drift

Early Permian and Late Permian paleogeography and plaeoceanography

Early Permian Epoch

What is continental drift and how does it work?

Piecing together the puzzle of continental drift

Watch Earth's continents move, from 650 million years ago to 250 million years in the future

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plate tectonics Triassic Period Permian Period continental drift Spotting a Supercontinent: How Pangea Was Discovered Gondwana Laurasia Rodinia

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Alfred Lothar Wegener

Alfred Wegener

German meteorologist and geophysicist