may 3, 560000000 BC - Pannotia breaks up
Description:
The supercontinent Pannotia, a crescent-shaped collection of almost all of Earth's land mass near the South Pole, breaks up due to the opening of the Iapetus Ocean central to the supercontinent. Among the pieces released because of this are Laurentia, which makes up most of the Canadian Shield, and Siberia.Added to timeline:
Date:
may 3, 560000000 BC
Now
~ 5883516 years ago