What is the name of the southern half of the Pangaea supercontinent that existed about 300 million years ago?
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Correct answer: D
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The correct answer is Option 4 i.e. Gondwana.
The southern half of the Pangaea supercontinent, which existed around 300 million years ago, is called Gondwana (or Gondwanaland). Gondwana comprised what are today the continents of Africa, South America, Antarctica, Australia, and the Indian subcontinent. It was separated from the northern part, Laurasia, by the Tethys Sea. The study of Gondwana is important for understanding plate tectonics, fossil distribution, and the geological history of continents, as well as the formation of coal and other mineral deposits in these regions.