 135 Million Years Ago
About 135 million years ago Laurasia was still moving,
and as it moved it broke up into the continents of North America, Europe
and Asia (Eurasian plate). Gondwanaland also continued to spread apart
and it broke up into the continents of Africa, Antarctica, Australia,
South America, and the subcontinent of India. Arabia started to
separate from Africa as the Red Sea opened up.
The red arrows indicate the direction of the continental movements.
Notice how far the Indian subcontinent has to move to get to its
present postion connected to Asia.
The Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, and Pacific Oceans are all beginning
to take shape as the continents move toward their present positions.
Click on "Next" button to see in which direction the plates
are moving today!! |
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