Laurasiaとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Blend of Laurentia +‎ Eurasia.

発音

• IPA: /lə.ɹeɪ.ʒə/
• 韻: -eɪʒə

固有名詞

Laurasia

1. (geology) A supercontinent which included most of the landmasses making up today's continents of the Northern Hemisphere.
   • 2021 December 1, Asher Elbein, “This Dinosaur Found in Chile Had a Battle Ax for a Tail”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:

     A diverse collection of ankylosaurs once roamed in great numbers across Laurasia — the northern supercontinent that once contained North America and Asia.

参考

• Ur, Vaalbara, Kenorland
• Rodinia, Pannotia
• Pangaea
• Gondwanaland, Gondwana