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B
Gondwana Land
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C
Both A & B
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None of these
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The correct option is C Both A & B
Many earth scientists use the term "supercontinent" to mean "a clustering of nearly all continents".
This definition leaves room for interpretation when labeling a continental body.
The landmass of Pangaea is the collective name describing all of these continental masses when they were most recently in proximity to one another.
This would classify Pangaea as a supercontinent. According to modern definitions, a supercontinent does not exist today. Supercontinents have assembled and dispersed multiple times in the geologic past (see table).
Laurasia was the more northern of two supercontinents (the other being Gondwana) that formed part of the Pangaea supercontinent around 335 to 175 million years ago (Mya).
It separated from Gondwana 215 to 175 Mya (beginning in the late Triassic period) during the breakup of Pangaea, drifting farther north after the split.
Gondwana also Gondwanaland, is the name given to an ancient supercontinent.
It is believed to have sutured about 600 to 530 million years ago, joining East Gondwana to WestGondwana.
Gondwana formed prior to Pangaea, and later became part of it.