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Gondwana

Gond wa na |gänˈdwänə ɡɑnˈdwɑnə |(also Gondwanaland ) a vast continental area believed to have existed in the southern hemisphere and to have resulted from the breakup of Pangaea in Mesozoic times. It comprised the present Arabia, Africa, South America, Antarctica, Australia, and the peninsula of India. ORIGIN late 19th cent. (originally denoting any of a series of rocks in India, esp. fluviatile shales and sandstones ): from the name of a region in central northern India, from Sanskrit goṇḍavana forest of Gond.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Gondwana

Gondwana |gɒnˈdwɑːnə |(also Gondwanaland ) a vast continental area believed to have existed in the southern hemisphere and to have resulted from the break-up of Pangaea in Mesozoic times. It comprised present-day Arabia, Africa, South America, Antarctica, Australia, and the peninsula of India. ORIGIN late 19th cent. (originally denoting any of a series of rocks in India, especially fluviatile shales and sandstones ): from the name of a region in central northern India, from Sanskrit goṇḍavana forest of Gond .

 

Duden Dictionary

Gondwanafauna

Gond wa na fau na Substantiv, feminin , die |Gondw a nafauna |die Gondwanafauna; Genitiv: der Gondwanafauna nach der indischen Provinz für das Gondwanaland typische Fauna

 

Gondwanaflora

Gond wa na flo ra Substantiv, feminin , die |Gondw a naflora |die Gondwanaflora; Genitiv: der Gondwanaflora für das Gondwanaland typische Flora; Glossopterisflora

 

Gondwanaland

Gond wa na land Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Gondw a naland |das Gondwanaland; Genitiv: des Gondwanaland [e ]s großer Kontinent der Südhalbkugel im Paläozoikum und Mesozoikum