Just before the days of the dinosaurs the Earth's continents were all
connected into one huge landmass called Pangaea . This huge
super-continent was surrounded by one gigantic ocean called
Panthalassa.
Notice the position of the continents of Antarctica (Far north of its
current position), Australia (flipped sideways and far west of its current
position) and the subcontinent of India (Hundreds of miles from Asia).
Scientists believe that the North American continent was located much
farther south and east of it's position today. In fact, much of North
America was in or near the tropics!! How do scientists know this?? They have
found fossils from this period of time. These fossils are of tropical plants
and animals. The fossils have been found in cold regions like North Dakota
and Greenland!!!
Click on the "Next" button to see how the land masses moved!!
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