Table 1 – Supercontinents through geologic history

1.1. Supercontinent Cycle

Supercontinent does not last forever. A supercontinent cycle is the breakup of one supercontinent and the development of another. Pangaea , last supercontinent, was formed by the continental fragments dispersed during the breakup of Pannotia during the latter half of the Paleozoic Era (figure 1).

(a) Pannotia split (b) Assembled Pangaea 200 million years ago