50 years ago, an Antarctic fossil pointed to Gondwanaland’s existence
Fossils unearthed since indicate the southern continents were once linked in a giant landmass
![A map of Gondwanaland](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/081919_mt_gondwanaland_feat.jpg?fit=1028%2C579&ssl=1)
LANDMASSES, ASSEMBLE Fifty years ago, the scientific community was on the cusp of accepting that Earth’s southern continents were once smushed together in a giant landmass they called Gondwanaland.
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