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Researchers Complete New Gondwana Map

An anonymous reader writes "A new computer simulated map has revealed the past position of the Australian, Antarctic and Indian tectonic plates, demonstrating how they formed the supercontinent Gondwana 165 million years ago. 'It was a simple technique, matching the geological boundaries on each plate. The geological units formed before the continents broke apart, so we used their position to put this ancient jigsaw puzzle back together again,' said Lloyd White of Royal Holloway University in a press release. 'We found that many existing studies had positioned the plates in the wrong place because the geological units did not align on each plate.'"

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  1. Map? by Mystakaphoros · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Neat article! But... um... where's the map?

  2. Re:Earth by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The God created Earth 5000 years ago. There is no evidence of Gondwana plate or even Earth 165 million years ago.

    Tectonic plate theory, geophysics, botany and a host of other branches of science respectfully disagrees with you.