Supercontinent
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Supercontinent is a noun meaning (geology) A very large continent that split into smaller ones in the Earth’s geologic past.
Meaning
(geology) A very large continent that split into smaller ones in the Earth’s geologic past.
More Meanings
- A modern landmass composed of multiple continents, i.e. Afro-Eurasia or the Americas.
Example Sentences
For a supercontinent to form requires a significant volume of continental crustal fragments that survive recycling into the mantle.
Some 200 million years ago, the rocks that became the Palisades cliffs just across the Hudson River from Manhattan formed during volcanic activity that helped rip apart the ancient supercontinent Pangea.
Word Forms
- supercontinents
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include paleocontinent, protocontinent, palaeocontinent, archicontinent, ur-continent, craton.
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