Pangaea

Catastrphic Events project
by:
Savannah Hansen
Pagaea

Bibliography

1.World Book Online: published by World Book: Date 2009-encyclopedia

2.Earth Science: unknown auther: published by Magraw-Hill Compinies:Date 2002-book

3. http://google.com : Date 1-28-09-internet

4.Encylopedia Americana: publisher Encyclpedia Americana Incorperated: Date 2000 Vol. 21 Pg 365-encyclopedia

5.http://wikipedia.com : Date 1-29-09-internet

A book by the man who dicovered Pangaea that you could check out is The Origin Of Continents And Oceans-by Alfred Wegener

General Info




Where: Earth





When: Over 200 million years ago.





Why: Tectonic Plates moved and split the supercontinent that soon moved to thier present day positions.




(movment of the continents, right)

Impact On Environment

When the continents split the animals to rome on.

Some land moved near to the Equator and got warmer. Or they, like Antarctica, moved to the bottem of the earth an got colder. So where ever parts of the land went plants and animals had to adapt.

Pangaea