Novopangaea
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Novopangea is a possible future supercontinent
, postulated by Roy Livermore, now at the University of Cambridge, in the late 1990s, assuming closure of the Pacific, docking of Australia with eastern Asia, and northward motion of Antarctica. Amasia
, Novopangea, and Pangea Proxima
are discussed in the book Supercontinent by Ted Nield, and illustrated in "Pangaea, the comeback" in the New Scientist magazine issued 20 October 2007.
Novopangea was shown in the series of The Future Is Wild
.
Supercontinent
In geology, a supercontinent is a landmass comprising more than one continental core, or craton. The assembly of cratons and accreted terranes that form Eurasia qualifies as a supercontinent today.-History:...
, postulated by Roy Livermore, now at the University of Cambridge, in the late 1990s, assuming closure of the Pacific, docking of Australia with eastern Asia, and northward motion of Antarctica. Amasia
Amasia (continent)
Amasia is a possible future supercontinent that could be formed by the merger of Asia and North America and is an alternative to Pangaea Ultima. This relies mostly on the fact that the Pacific Plate is already subducting under Eurasia and North America, a process which if continued will eventually...
, Novopangea, and Pangea Proxima
Pangaea Ultima
Pangaea Ultima is a possible future supercontinent configuration and an alternative to the Amasia supercontinent. Consistent with the supercontinent cycle, Pangaea Ultima could occur within the next 250 million years...
are discussed in the book Supercontinent by Ted Nield, and illustrated in "Pangaea, the comeback" in the New Scientist magazine issued 20 October 2007.
Novopangea was shown in the series of The Future Is Wild
The Future is Wild
The Future Is Wild was a 2002 seven-part documentary television miniseries. Based on research and interviews with several scientists, the miniseries shows how life could evolve in the future if Homo sapiens became extinct; the Discovery Channel broadcast changed this outlook by stating the human...
.