Pangea is the name commonly used for the supercontinent, which formed about 300 million years ago and existed in the Paleozoic and Mesozoic before it split into smaller continents about 200 million years ago as a result of plate tectonics. When the continents first merged in Pangea, many mountains were formed, some of which still exist today, such as the Urals or the Antiatlas.
The disintegration of Pangea first gave rise to Gondwana and Laurasia. The further disintegration of Gondwana and Laurasia resulted in the creation of modern continents and islands with a continental crust.
