By John Rhodes Hundreds of millions of years ago, the Earth that the dinosaurs inhabited look quite different than it does now. In fact, the entire landmass of the Earth was drawn together by continental drift into one giant supercontinent surrounded by a single ocean called Tethys. The continent itself was called Pangaea. After a while, Pangaea gradually split into two separate parts. The northern landmass (containing the North American, Asian and European continents) gradually fractured and spread northwards. The southernmost landmass containing South America, Africa, India, Antarctica, and Australia) remained fairly intact and occupied the southern hemisphere. This southern hemispheric landmass was called Gondwanaland. At this time, Antarctica was attached to the southern boundary of Australia, forming an area that is known as polar […] Read More
