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Map of Pangea around 250 million years ago, at the beginning of the Triassic. Pangaea or Pangea (/ p æ n ˈ dʒ iː ə / pan-JEE-ə) [1] was a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras. [2]
Sheinelle Marie Jones (born April 19, 1978) is an American journalist and a news anchor and correspondent for NBC News. She was one of the hosts of the third hour of Today on weekdays. She is also the host of the educational nature program Wild Child broadcast on The More You Know block on NBC.
According to modern definitions, a supercontinent does not exist today; [1] the closest is the current Afro-Eurasian landmass, which covers approximately 57% of Earth's total land area. The last period in which the continental landmasses were near to one another was 336 to 175 million years ago, forming the supercontinent Pangaea .
It covers roughly 539 million years. During this period continents drifted apart, but eventually collected into a single landmass known as Pangea, before splitting again into the current continental landmasses. [citation needed] The Phanerozoic is divided into three eras – the Paleozoic, the Mesozoic and the Cenozoic.
Dymaxion map of the world with the 30 largest countries and territories by area. This is a list of the world's countries and their dependencies, ranked by total area, including land and water. This list includes entries that are not limited to those in the ISO 3166-1 standard, which covers sovereign states and dependent territories.
The seven-part series, in which each episode focuses on one continent, premiered on BBC One on 27 October 2019 and is narrated and presented by naturalist Sir David Attenborough. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Over 1,500 people worked on the series, which was filmed over 1,794 days, with 92 shoots across 41 countries.
Kayin Ojeh, TODAY co-host Sheinelle Jones' eldest son, visited Studio 1A in April 2023. Clara and Uche Ojeh, 12. ... The Today Show. 300 dad jokes that'll leave you in stitches. Lighter Side.
By approximately 23 million years ago, the landmass may have been completely submerged. [11] [12] Today, most of the landmass (94%) remains submerged beneath the Pacific Ocean. [13] New Zealand is the largest part of Zealandia that is above sea level, followed by New Caledonia. Mapping of Zealandia concluded in 2023. [14]