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Sep 11, 2019 · Around 240 million years ago, Greater Adria was part of the Pangea supercontinent, squashed up against what is now northern Africa, Spain, and southern France.
Sep 13, 2019 · Researchers uncovered traces of a lost continent that disappeared under what is today Europe about 120 million years ago. Geologists have seen hints of the continent, dubbed Greater Adria, for...
Sep 17, 2019 · New research shows that an eighth continent slid underneath what is now Southern Europe about 120 million years ago, and it's still hidden deep within the Earth.
- Henry Blodget
Sep 11, 2019 · Greater Adria as it existed 140 million years ago, before sliding beneath what is now southern europe. The darker green areas depict the land above the water and the lighter green, the land...
Sep 6, 2019 · About 140 million years ago, Greater Adria—which later got shoved beneath southern Europe—was a Greenland-size landmass (submerged portions in gray-green) south of the continent. van Hinsbergen et al., Gondwana Research (2019)
Oct 18, 2019 · Greater Adria, science's newest lost continent, tore off from North Africa and was subducted beneath Southern Europe. Key Takeaways. Following a 10-year survey, geologists discover a lost...
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Current geography. The former crust of Greater Adria now forms parts of the Alps, the Apennines, the Balkans, Anatolia, and the Caucasus. Including the Iberian Microcontinent, it also forms Iberia, the Pyrenees, and Occitania.
