135 Million Years Ago

About 135 million years ago Laurasia was still moving, and as it moved it broke up into the continents of North America, Europe and Asia (Eurasian plate). Gondwanaland also continued to spread apart and it broke up into the continents of Africa, Antarctica, Australia, South America, and the subcontinent of India. Arabia started to separate from Africa as the Red Sea opened up.
 
The red arrows indicate the direction of the continental movements. Notice how far the Indian subcontinent has to move to get to its present position connected to Asia.
 
The Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, and Pacific Oceans are all beginning to take shape as the continents move toward their present positions.

Click on "Next" button to see in which direction the plates are moving today!!
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