English noun: Pangaea | |||
1. | Pangaea (object) (plate tectonics) a hypothetical continent including all the landmass of the earth prior to the Triassic period when it split into Laurasia and Gondwanaland | ||
Synonyms | Pangea | ||
Instance hypernym | continent | ||
Domain category | plate tectonic theory, plate tectonics, tectonics | ||