Pangaea politica by Massimo Pietrobon
by C H Apperson
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Pangaea politica by Massimo Pietrobon
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C H Apperson
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This image was created by Massimo Pietrobon and posted here with his permission. Massimo's discussion page is at http://capitan-mas-ideas.blogspot.com/2012/08/pangea-politica.html
Pangaea was a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras, also known as the permian era, forming approximately 300 million years ago. It began to break apart around 200 million years ago. The single global ocean which surrounded Pangaea is named Panthalassa.
The name Pangaea is derived from Ancient Greek pan meaning "entire", and Gaia meaning "Mother Earth". The name was coined during a 1927 symposium discussing Alfred Wegener's theory of continental drift. In his book The Origin of Continents and Oceans (Die Entstehung der Kontinente und Ozeane), first published in 1915, he postulated that prior to breaking up and drifting to their present locations, all the continents had at one time formed a single supercontinent which he called the "Urkontinent".
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Jacek Dudzinski
Amazing work. I love it! You inspire me. Have to put more thoughts into my artwork :)
Gull G
Art provides an opportunity for kaleidoscopic thinking. Each time we shift the lens of our perceptions, we gain new perspectives — and new opportunities for innovation. CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR RECENT SALE OF AN WONDERFUL WORK!
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