Pannotia

English Etymology From en grc παν- all + grc νότος south. Proper noun en geology A supercontinent which formed on Earth approximately 600 million years ago. en Supercontinent: Ten Billion Years in the Life of Our Planet 207 Ted Nield 2007 When Pannotia subsequently split, about 550 million years ago, the interior oceans created by this event, such as lapetus, Tuzo Wilson's so-called 'proto-Atlantic' separating present-day North America from Western Europe, were subsequently destroyed as the next supercontinent (Pangaea) was created. en 2021 J. B. Murphy; R. A. Strachan; C. Quesada Pannotia to Pangaea: Neoproterozoic and Paleozoic Orogenic Cycles in the Circum-Atlantic Region Geological Society of London 9781786204929 82 https://books.google.com/books?id=nh4hEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA82&dq=%22Pangaea%22&hl=&cd=5&source=gbs_api#v=onepage&q=%22Pangaea%22&f=false The supercontinent status of Pangaea and Rodinia is undisputed. In contrast, there is ongoing controversy on whether Pannotia existed at all. See also en Ur, en Vaalbara, en Kenorland en Columbia, en Nuna, en Hudsonland en Rodinia en Pangaea en Gondwanaland, en Gondwana en Laurasia en Continents and continental regions