<P> Gondwana ( / ɡɒndˈwɑːnə / ) , or Gondwanaland , was a supercontinent that existed from the Neoproterozoic ( about 550 million years ago ) until the Carboniferous ( about 320 million years ago ) . It was formed by the accretion of several cratons . Eventually , Gondwana became the largest piece of continental crust of the Paleozoic Era , covering an area of about 100,000,000 km ( 39,000,000 sq mi ) . During the Carboniferous , it merged with Euramerica to form a larger supercontinent called Pangaea . Gondwana ( and Pangaea ) gradually broke up during the Mesozoic Era . The remnants of Gondwana make up about two - thirds of today 's continental area , including South America , Africa , Antarctica , Australia , and the Indian Subcontinent . </P>
<P> Gondwana ( / ɡɒndˈwɑːnə / ) , or Gondwanaland , was a supercontinent that existed from the Neoproterozoic ( about 550 million years ago ) until the Carboniferous ( about 320 million years ago ) . It was formed by the accretion of several cratons . Eventually , Gondwana became the largest piece of continental crust of the Paleozoic Era , covering an area of about 100,000,000 km ( 39,000,000 sq mi ) . During the Carboniferous , it merged with Euramerica to form a larger supercontinent called Pangaea . Gondwana ( and Pangaea ) gradually broke up during the Mesozoic Era . The remnants of Gondwana make up about two - thirds of today 's continental area , including South America , Africa , Antarctica , Australia , and the Indian Subcontinent . </P>
name the areas that were once part of gondwanaland
name the areas that were once part of gondwanaland
South America Africa Antarctica Australia Indian Subcontinent
South America Africa Antarctica Australia Indian Subcontinent