Definitions for laurasia
lɔˈreɪ ʒə, -ʃəlaura·si·a

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1. Laurasianoun

   a hypothetical continent that (according to plate tectonic theory) broke up later into North America and Europe and Asia

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1. Laurasianoun

   A supercontinent including most of the landmasses which make up today's continents of the northern hemisphere.

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1. Laurasia

   Laurasia () was the more northern of two large landmasses that formed part of the Pangaea supercontinent from around 335 to 175 million years ago (Mya), the other being Gondwana. It separated from Gondwana 215 to 175 Mya (beginning in the late Triassic period) during the breakup of Pangaea, drifting farther north after the split and finally broke apart with the opening of the North Atlantic Ocean c. 56 Mya. The name is a portmanteau of Laurentia and Asia.Laurentia, Avalonia, Baltica, and a series of smaller terranes, collided in the Caledonian orogeny c. 400 Ma to form Laurussia (also known as Euramerica, or the Old Red Sandstone Continent). Laurussia then collided with Gondwana to form Pangaea. Kazakhstania and Siberia were then added to Pangaea 290–300 Ma to form Laurasia. Laurasia finally became an independent continental mass when Pangaea broke up into Gondwana and Laurasia.

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1. laurasia

   Laurasia was the supercontinent in the Northern Hemisphere that existed in the Late Paleozoic and Early Mesozoic eras before it split into the continents of North America, Europe, and Asia. It was formed by the tectonic movement of the Earth's crust and was part of the larger supercontinent of Pangaea.

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1. Laurasia

   In paleogeography, Laurasia was the northernmost of two supercontinents that formed part of the Pangaea supercontinent from approximately 300 to 200 million years ago. It separated from Gondwana 200 to 180 Mya during the breakup of Pangaea, drifting further north after the split. The name combines the names of Laurentia, the name given to the North American craton, and Eurasia. As suggested by the geologic naming, Laurasia included most of the landmasses which make up today's continents of the Northern Hemisphere, chiefly Laurentia, Baltica, Siberia, Kazakhstania, and the North China and East China cratons.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of laurasia in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of laurasia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=laurasia
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Laurasia
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurasia
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=laurasia