▁( born ▁ 1 9 6 5 ), ▁English ▁footballer <0x0A> </s> ▁Va al bara ▁was ▁an ▁Ar che an ▁super cont inent ▁consisting ▁of ▁the ▁Ka ap va al ▁C rat on ▁( now ▁in ▁eastern ▁South ▁Africa ) ▁and ▁the ▁Pil bara ▁C rat on ▁( now ▁in ▁north - western ▁Western ▁Australia ). ▁E .   S . ▁Chen ey ▁derived ▁the ▁name ▁from ▁the ▁last ▁four ▁letters ▁of ▁each ▁cr aton ' s ▁name . ▁ ▁The ▁two ▁cr at ons ▁consist ▁of ▁cr ust ▁d ating ▁from ▁ 2 . 7 ▁to ▁ 3 . 6 ▁G ya , ▁which ▁would ▁make ▁Va al bara ▁one ▁of ▁Earth ' s ▁earliest ▁super cont in ents . ▁ ▁Ex istence ▁and ▁lif es pan ▁ ▁There ▁has ▁been ▁some ▁debate ▁as ▁to ▁when ▁and ▁even ▁if ▁Va al bara ▁existed . ▁ ▁An ▁Arch ae an - P ala e opro ter oz o ic ▁( 2 . 8 – 2 . 1 ▁G ya ) ▁link ▁between ▁South ▁Africa ▁and ▁Western ▁Australia ▁was ▁first ▁proposed ▁by ▁ ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁ ▁He ▁found ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁similar ities ▁between ▁the ▁Trans va al ▁Bas in ▁in ▁South ▁Africa ▁and ▁the ▁Ham ers ley ▁Bas in ▁in ▁Australia . ▁ ▁Button , ▁however , ▁placed ▁Mad agas car ▁between ▁Africa ▁and ▁Australia ▁and ▁concluded ▁that ▁G ond w ana ▁must ▁have ▁had ▁a ▁long ▁stable ▁t ect onic ▁history . ▁ ▁Similarly , ▁in