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Paleocontinent
A
paleocontinent
or
palaeocontinent
is a distinct area of
continental crust
that existed as a major landmass in the geological past. Examples include
Laurentia
,
Baltica
and
Avalonia
, which collided together during the
Caledonian orogeny
to form the
Old Red Sandstone
paleocontinent of
Laurussia
.
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