Formation of Australia

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  • 280 BCE

    Supercontinent Pangaea

    Supercontinent Pangaea
  • 180 BCE

    Gondwana//Laurasia

    Gondwana//Laurasia
    Pangaea breaks up into separate land masses. The largest is Gondwana, (Antarctica, Australia, South America, Africa, and India) and Laurasia (North America and Eurasia).
  • 145 BCE

    Gondwana Splits

    Gondwana Splits
    Gondwana starts to separate with Africa, South America and India first, then New Zealand and Madagascar
  • 65 BCE

    Formation of Australia

    Formation of Australia
    Australia begins to separate from Antarctica, a process spanning oer 20 million years, finally becoming an individual continent around 45 million years ago.
  • Period: 45 BCE to

    Present day

    Australia continues to drift away from Antarctica heading north, travelling 6 cm per year.