Laurasia: Meaning and Definition of

Laur•a•sia

Pronunciation: (lô-rā'zhu, -shu), [key]
— n. Geol.
  1. a hypothetical landmass in the Northern Hemisphere near the end of the Paleozoic Era: split apart to form North America and Eurasia. Cf. Gondwana.
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