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English
Etymology
Blend of Laurentia + Eurasia
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Proper noun
Laurasia
- (geology) A supercontinent which included most of the landmasses which make 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[1], →ISSN:A diverse collection of ankylosaurs once roamed in great numbers across Laurasia — the northern supercontinent that once contained North America and Asia.
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