What does "laurasia" mean?

A supercontinent which included most of the landmasses making up today's continents of the Northern Hemisphere.

Laurasia

Q: What is a synonym for "laurasia"?

Common synonyms include: ancient continent, northern landmass, northern paleogeographic region, paleogeographic continent.

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A supercontinent which included most of the landmasses making up today's continents of the Northern Hemisphere.
"A diverse collection of ankylosaurs once roamed in great numbers across Laurasia — the northern supercontinent that once contained North America and Asia."

Synonyms

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ancient continent northern landmass northern paleogeographic region paleogeographic continent

Antonyms

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current landmasses gondwanaland modern continents present-day continents

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"A diverse collection of ankylosaurs once roamed in great numbers across Laurasia — the northern supercontinent that once contained North America and Asia."

Etymology

Blend of Laurentia + Eurasia.

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