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Researchers Complete New Gondwana Map 116

An anonymous reader writes "A new computer simulated map has revealed the past position of the Australian, Antarctic and Indian tectonic plates, demonstrating how they formed the supercontinent Gondwana 165 million years ago. 'It was a simple technique, matching the geological boundaries on each plate. The geological units formed before the continents broke apart, so we used their position to put this ancient jigsaw puzzle back together again,' said Lloyd White of Royal Holloway University in a press release. 'We found that many existing studies had positioned the plates in the wrong place because the geological units did not align on each plate.'"
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Researchers Complete New Gondwana Map

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  • still connected? (Score:2, Interesting)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 07, 2013 @05:28PM (#44212033)

    Aren't all the continents still connected? The only thing that has changed is where the low points are that are filled in with water.

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