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Approximately 300 million years ago a supercontinent called Pangaea was the only landmass that existed on the earth and much of it was located in the Southern hemisphere. Around 200 million years ago the supercontinent broke up into two separate landmasses named Laurasia and Gondwana.[1] During this time the location of Antarctica was closer to the equator than it was to the South Pole which resulted in Antarctica having a booming tropical life. This means that it was not always the cold and ice covered landscape that it is today.[1] Gondwana was made up of present day South America, South Africa, India, New Zealand, Australia and Antarctica. Antarctica formed the core of Gondwana. Laurasia consisted of modern day North America, Europe and Asia. Gondwana’s climate was fairly mild and was a host to a large array of flora and fauna. There was also no ice sheet coverage over Gondwana either.[1] Approximately 180 million years ago, in the middle of the Mesozoic era, Gondwana began its process of breaking up into South America, South Africa, India, New Zealand, Australia and Antarctica. Around 50 million years ago Antarctica started to make its way down to the South Pole progressively moving away from Australia and South America and ultimately arriving at its current position.[1]
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