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supercontinent

Landmass comprising more than one continental core, or craton

EntityQ55833

Subclass of: continent

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In geology, a supercontinent is the assembly of most or all of Earth's continental blocks or cratons to form a single large landmass. However, some geologists use a different definition, "a grouping of formerly dispersed continents", which leaves room for interpretation and is easier to apply to Precambrian times. To separate supercontinents from other groupings, a limit has been proposed in which a continent must include at least about 75% of the continental crust then in existence in order to qualify as a supercontinent.

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Members / parts: craton
Has boundary: superocean

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14 identifiers linking supercontinent across the web's reference databases

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AIDB. (2026). supercontinent (Q55833). Retrieved from https://aidb.si/e/supercontinent-Q55833