2007-04-13 16:11:02 · 5 answers · asked by patrick v 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Its initial breakup split it into Laurasia in the North and Gondwanaland in the South, after the initial rift in the Tethys Ocean.
2007-04-13 16:17:48 · answer #1 · answered by joe.bruner 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually when Pangea first broke up it was into TWO parts - Laurasia and Gandwanaland this was 180 million years ago.
It was about 135 million years ago when those two giant continents split into the 7 we know.
http://volcano.und.edu/vwdocs/vwlessons/lessons/Pangea/Pangea5.html
2007-04-13 16:20:38 · answer #2 · answered by goodlittlegirl11 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The continents as we know them to be now.
2007-04-13 16:14:18 · answer #3 · answered by The Graduate 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
into different continents... by which it moved until to the present position...
2007-04-13 16:17:49 · answer #4 · answered by Juan C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You already have your answer, but you might like to see this cool animation. http://www.scotese.com/pangeanim.htm
2007-04-13 16:20:40 · answer #5 · answered by ecolink 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋