Gondwanaland: The search for a land before (human) time

Re:Gondwanaland: The search for a land before (human) time by Vox_Leone on Thursday December 26, 2024 @03:46PM (#42517679)

The Global North, and South, which includes developing nations primarily in Africa, Latin America, and parts of Asia and Oceania.

What's mildly interesting is that this division mirrors, in a surprising way, the ancient separation of Gondwana and Laurasia. The countries of the Global North largely reside in regions that were once part of Laurasia, while much of the Global South [including India] resides in areas that were part of Gondwana.

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Re:Gondwanaland: The search for a land before (human) time by ImPostingOnHN on Thursday December 26, 2024 @04:34PM (#42517997)

Wouldn't it make sense for areas which were once geographically proximate to each other (Gondwana areas / Laurasia areas) to continue being geographically proximate to each other (continue being ≈ north of equator / south of equator)?

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Re:Gondwanaland: The search for a land before (human) time by Vox_Leone on Thursday December 26, 2024 @05:33PM (#42518372)

I was talking about India's case, which is quite peculiar.

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Re:Gondwanaland: The search for a land before (human) time by kopirgan on Thursday December 26, 2024 @07:19PM (#42518933)

India is unique case of a bit from the south that moved at high speed, smashed into the north, creating Himalayas.

My son went trekking there came back with a stony fossil of some deep sea creature thousands of miles from ocean today!

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