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Regional Events
Madagascar and India Break from Africa~160 Mya
Gondwana / Laurasia Breakup
The Central Atlantic opens, splitting Laurasia in the north from Gondwana in the south.
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Shows which landmasses were connected, not where they were. The red mark is the ocean floor.
Time period
160 million years agoLate Jurassic~161.5–143.1 Mya, Mesozoic
Today500 Mya
Global Events
Most recentCentred on, or linked to, Africa.
A group through all of timeFormations of the Late JurassicThe world at 160 MyaHow much of it has been foundWhat this site infers