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[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 25 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (5 children)

i think during Pangea, the center of the land was a big ass desert, and a very dry one, the network would probably look like a doughnut

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Like a smaller Australia, yes.

[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 day ago

That empty land would allow for some nice desert crossings. Empty land is easier to develop and you can go faster.

I'm imagine a donut with at least 2 dessert lines but maybe more. Likely a terminal town would appear in the center of the continent to be used for transfers

[–] EmoPolarbear@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oh I just saw the answer to this in the new Dinosaurs doc on Netflix, assuming it’s accuracy. At the beginning of Pangea the center was a desert with only the edges having any plant life, then there was a geologic event I think a large number of super volcanoes that caused a climate shift and there was a million years of hurricanes, when the storms finally subsided Pangea was green all over

did they ever answer who the mama was?

Sounds like hell for Sir Mix-a-lot.

Are you just saying that because the center appears to be the Arabian and Sahara deserts?