continentia
Continentia is a term that has been used in various contexts, but it most commonly refers to the hypothetical supercontinent that preceded Gondwana and Pangea. In paleogeography, continentia is a theoretical construct used to explain the distribution of ancient rock formations and fossils across different present-day continents. While there is no direct geological evidence for continentia as a single, unified landmass in the same way there is for Pangea, the concept is useful for modeling early Earth's tectonic history.
The idea of continentia arises from studies of paleomagnetism and the distribution of Precambrian rocks. These
Beyond paleogeography, the term "continentia" can also be used in a more general sense to describe the