BeijingNew study: Gondwana covered 80% of Earth’s land.
The finding links deep-Earth plate collisions to the explosion of complex life.
Colliding plates raised mountains whose erosion washed calcium and phosphorus into shallow seas, fueling new life forms.
Researchers led by Tao Wang say expanding their rock database may yield new findings.
How each outlet framed it
- 404 Media
- reconstructs Gondwana at 80% of Earth's landmass (550-500M years ago), links supercontinent formation to triggering Cambrian explosion
Sources: 404 Media