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Laurasia and Gondwanaland were separated by the ______.

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Red Sea

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Arabian Sea

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Tethys sea

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Pacific Ocean

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Solution

The correct option is C Tethys sea
It was hypothesised that Pangaea broke up into two large landmasses called Laurasia or Angaraland and Gondwanaland. The two large landmasses of Laurasia and Gondwanaland were separated by a long, shallow inland sea called the Tethys Sea.

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