Pangaea was____________ .
A) a huge mountain range that formed when Africa pushed northward into Europe in Eocene time
B) a large, ocean basin that opened in the Triassic and closed in the Paleocene
C) a large, Precambrian shield area in Africa and South America that broke apart late in the Proterozoic Eon
D) a super continent that formed in the late Paleozoic and broke apart in Triassic time

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Pangaea was a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras. It began to break apart during the Triassic period, leading to the formation of the continents as we know them today.

Pangaea Was____________