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The Rise of Laurasia and Gondwana

Continental Drift: The Hidden Force Behind Dinosaur Evolution

The story of dinosaurs is far more complex than towering beasts roaming prehistoric landscapes. The ancient supercontinent Pangaea began breaking apart approximately 200 million years ago, triggering one of the most significant evolutionary experiments in Earth’s history. This massive geological process, known as continental drift, created natural barriers that isolated dinosaur populations from one another, ...