But these events in a massive ocean called Panthalassa, which was around 30% wider at the equator. This means that the area ...

Around 252 million years ago, the world suddenly heated up. Over a geologically brief period of tens of thousands of years, ...

Will modern coral reefs go extinct? The answer is uncertain, but some of their ancient counterparts managed to dodge a bullet ...

The idea of Pangaea comes from Alfred Wegener's hypothesis that the seven continents were once joined as a supercontinent.

His data reveal that, across Panthalassa — an ancient ocean that was the predecessor of the Pacific — the western part of the ocean was initially warmer than the eastern portion. However ...

The giant ocean called Panthalassa surrounded Pangaea. Areas near the coast were pummeled by seasonal monsoons, but ocean-circulation patterns kept the isolated and vast interior warm and dry.

Scientists discovered that ancient reef-building stromatoporoids survived the Late Devonian extinction, contrary to previous beliefs, and continued to thrive. The findings reveal how these organisms ...

The researchers say their findings shed light on how life on Earth has responded to past environmental changes, offering ...

Research indicates that stromatoporoids, ancient reef-builders, withstood the Late Devonian extinction and prospered into the ...

Japanese challenger Shin Emperor will fulfil a long-term plan as he bids to emulate his brother Sottsass by winning Sunday’s ...

Around the back of the “C” was a vast ocean called Panthalassa and the expanse of water nestled in its curve is called the Tethys Sea. The interior of Pangaea would have been an intensely hot ...