<P> Gondwana began to break up in the early Jurassic and the early Cretaceous ( about 184 to 132 million years ago ) accompanied by massive eruptions of basalt lava , as East Gondwana , comprising Antarctica , Madagascar , India , and Australia , began to separate from Africa . South America began to drift slowly westward from Africa as the South Atlantic Ocean opened , beginning about 130 Mya during the Early Cretaceous , and resulting in open marine conditions by 110 Mya . East Gondwana then began to separate about 120 Mya when India began to move northward . </P>
<P> Gondwana began to break up in the early Jurassic and the early Cretaceous ( about 184 to 132 million years ago ) accompanied by massive eruptions of basalt lava , as East Gondwana , comprising Antarctica , Madagascar , India , and Australia , began to separate from Africa . South America began to drift slowly westward from Africa as the South Atlantic Ocean opened , beginning about 130 Mya during the Early Cretaceous , and resulting in open marine conditions by 110 Mya . East Gondwana then began to separate about 120 Mya when India began to move northward . </P>
when did south america break away from africa
when did south america break away from africa
about 130 Mya during the Early Cretaceous
about 130 Mya during the Early Cretaceous