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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[waddgodd]

I'm going with Poe here. Why wouldn't have god made the earth like a jigsaw puzzle? It's the most efficient method for making up seemingly-random shapes that cover a surface. As for the 5000 years versus 165 million years, just because you can't count doesn't mean god can't: he's omnipotent, you're not, get over it.