What was Laurasia?
Q: What was Laurasia?
A: Laurasia was a supercontinent of the northern hemisphere.
Q: What was Pangaea?
A: Pangaea was a global supercontinent that split into Laurasia and Gondwana.
Q: When did Pangaea split into Laurasia and Gondwana?
A: Pangaea split into Laurasia and Gondwana during the Jurassic period.
Q: Which landmasses made up Laurasia?
A: Laurasia included most of the landmasses that make up today's continents of the northern hemisphere, including Laurentia (the name given to the North American craton), Europe, Scandinavia, western Russia, Siberia, Kazakhstan, and China.
Q: Where does the name Laurasia come from?
A: The name Laurasia combines the names of Laurentia and Eurasia.
Q: Is Laurasia a Mesozoic phenomenon only?
A: Although Laurasia is known as a Mesozoic phenomenon, today it is believed that the same continents that formed Laurasia also existed as a coherent continent after the breakup of Rodinia around 1 billion years ago.
Q: What is Proto-Laurasia?
A: To avoid confusion with Laurasia, the same continent that formed around 1 billion years ago is referred to as Proto-Laurasia.
