Vaalbara | 3.6–2.8 billion years ago | Vaalbara was one of the earliest supercontinents in Earth’s history and included parts of what are now Western Australia and South Africa. |
Kenorland | ~2.72 billion years ago | Covering large parts of the Earth’s surface, Kenorland consisted of what are now North America, Greenland, Scandinavia, and parts of Europe and Russia. |
Ur | 3 – 1 billion years ago | Ur is considered one of the earliest continents and was probably the first continent ever to exist. It probably covered areas in what is now India, Madagascar, Australia and Antarctica. |
Columbia (Nuna) | 1.8–1.35 billion years ago | This supercontinent was composed of proto-cratons now located in nearly all continents on Earth, including North America, Baltica, Amazonia, and parts of Asia. |
Rodinia | 1.3–0.9 billion years ago | Rodinia was one of the more recent supercontinents, and includes most of the Earth’s landmass. It broke apart in the Neoproterozoic era, leading to the formation of further continents. |
Pannotia | 633-573 million years ago | Pannotia was a very short-lived supercontinent that existed at the end of the Precambrian period. It was considered as a stepping stone in the formation of Pangea. |
Laurasia | 335–175 million years ago | Born out of the major supercontinent Pangea, Laurasia included what are now North America, Europe, and Asia. |
Gondwana | 300–180 million years ago | Gondwana was the larger of the two continents born out of Pangea and included landmasses now seen as South America, Africa, Madagascar, Australia, the Arabian Peninsula, and the Indian subcontinent. |
Pangea | 335–175 million years ago | The most well-known supercontinent, Pangea, amalgamated all of the Earth’s landmasses. Its subsequent breakup formed the continents as we know them today. |