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Gondwanaland

Gondwanaland and the present day

Gondwanaland and the present day.

Some 200 million years ago Antarctica was joined to South America, Africa, India, and Australia in a single large continent called Gondwanaland. There was no ice sheet, and trees and large animals flourished. Today, only geological formations, coal beds, and fossils remain as clues to Antarctica's warm past.

 
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Last Updated: Jul 10, 2008