Pangaea (hypothetical supercontinent)

Pangaea was a theoretical supercontinent that existed around 335 to 175 million years ago. It was a massive landmass formed when Earth's continents drifted together due to plate tectonics. Pangaea composed most of the world's land area, creating a single, vast continent surrounded by a giant ocean called Panthalassa. Over millions of years, geological processes caused Pangaea to break apart, leading to the continents we see today. Understanding Pangaea helps explain the distribution of continents, fossils, and geological features across the world.