Labs / Geography
Reassemble Pangaea
Today's continents were once locked together in a single supercontinent. Grab a plate to slide it, drag its knob to spin it, and tuck the coastlines together until the fossil and mountain belts run unbroken across the seams. Watch the fit score climb, or hit Play drift to let 250 million years replay.
Fit 0%Piece —250 Ma
What to try
- Turn on Fossils. Why would the same land reptile turn up on the facing coasts of two continents an ocean apart?
- South America and Africa were Wegener's first clue. How snugly do their coastlines actually interlock?
- Switch on Glacial markers. What does an ancient ice sheet spread across India and Australia say about where they used to sit?
- With Mountains on, can you line the chain across North America and Eurasia into one continuous range?
- Press Play drift. Which continent has to travel the farthest to reach where it sits today?