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Definition of Laurasia
1. Noun. A hypothetical continent that (according to plate tectonic theory) broke up later into North America and Europe and Asia.
Definition of Laurasia
1. Proper noun. A supercontinent including most of the landmasses which make up today's continents of the northern hemisphere. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Laurasia
Literary usage of Laurasia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Review of Dipterocarps: Taxonomy, Ecology, and Silviculture by Simmathiri Appanah, Jennifer M. Turnbull (1998)
"Later, parts of the northeastern Gondwana land detached from the Gondwana shelf,
crossed the Tethys and joined southeast Laurasia (just as India would do ..."
2. This Dynamic Earth: The Story of Plate Tectonics by W. Jackquelyne Klous, Robert I. Tilling (1996)
"Laurasia and Gondwanaland then continued to break apart into the various smaller
continents that exist today. Wegener's theory was based in part on what ..."
3. Nonfiction Matters: Reading, Writing, and Research in Grades 3-8 by Stephanie Harvey (1998)
"In later years, it split into two continents, Laurasia and Gondwana which split
into our seven continents North America, South America, Europe, Australia, ..."
4. Icelandby Cathy Harlow by Cathy Harlow (2004)
"The Atlantic Ocean began to form where the ancient continent of Laurasia broke up.
What geologists term ocean floor spreading created a tectonic rift ..."
5. America on the Ice: Antarctic Policy Issues by Frank G. Klotz (1998)
"... which included South America, Africa, India, Australia, and Antarctica, was
the southern half; the northern half is known as Laurasia. ..."
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