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Record 1 2011-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
  • Plate Tectonics
DEF

[An] ocean that covered the surface of the Earth not occupied by the world continent Pangaea between 300 and 200 million years ago.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
  • Tectonique des plaques
CONT

[...] on en vient à se demander si à la fin du Primaire n'existait pas une masse continentale unique dite «Pangée», à laquelle s'opposait un océan unique ou «Panthalassa» : ce qu'ont confirmé les données du paléomagnétisme.

Spanish

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