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      • (paleogeography, paleogeology) A Greenland -sized paleo- microcontinent in the Neo-Tethys Ocean that rifted from the north of Africa portion of the supercontinent of Gondwana and accreted to the south of Europe portion of the supercontinent of Laurasia, and thence subducted.
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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Greater_AdriaGreater Adria - Wikipedia

    Greater Adria was a paleomicrocontinent that existed from 240 to 140 million years ago. It is named after Adria, a geologic region found in Italy, where evidence of the microcontinental fragment was first observed. Greater Adria's size can be compared to that of modern day Greenland.

  4. www.oxfordreference.com › abstract › 10Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages - Oxford Reference

    Oct 25, 2024 · The Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages is an essential new reference work covering all key aspects of European history, society, and culture from 500 to 1500 A.D., as well as the Byzantine Empire, Islamic dynasties, and Asiatic peoples of the era.

  5. quod.lib.umich.edu › m › middle-english-dictionaryMiddle English Dictionary - University of Michigan

    Middle English Dictionary. The world's largest searchable database of Middle English lexicon and usage for the period 1100-1500. An invaluable resource for lexicographers, language scholars, and all scholars in medieval studies.

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_Oxford_Dictionary_ofThe Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages - Wikipedia

    The Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages (ODMA) is a four-volume dictionary of the Middle Ages published by Oxford University Press. It contains over 5,000 entries concerning European history and culture from AD 500 to 1500 as well as topics related to the Byzantine Empire, Islamic history, and medieval Asia. [1]

  7. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › Greater_AdriaGreater Adria - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Before accreting to Laurasia, the microcontinent of Iberia rifted from Greater Adria. What was once Greater Adria now forms the Alps , Apennines , the Balkans , Anatolia , the Caucasus . Including the Iberian microcontinent, it also now forms Iberia, the Pyrenees , and Occitania .

  8. www.wikiwand.com › en › articlesGreater Adria - Wikiwand

    Greater Adria was a paleomicrocontinent that existed from 240 to 140 million years ago. It is named after Adria, a geologic region found in Italy, where evidence of the microcontinental fragment was first observed. Greater Adria's size can be compared to that of modern day Greenland.

  9. www.livescience.com › ancient-lost-continentThere's a Lost Continent Hiding Beneath Europe | Live Science

    Sep 11, 2019 · Around 100 million to 120 million years ago, Greater Adria smashed into Europe and began diving beneath it — but some of the rocks were too light and so did not sink into Earth's mantle.