Tag Archives: gondwana

Wildlife of Africa and the links to wildlife of South America

Posted on May 22, 2019 by borderslynn

When South America split from Africa (see previous blog) it became, for much of the past 130 million years, an island continent, and on it organisms evolved in “splendid isolation.” Mammals, especially, evolved into forms not seen anywhere else. The … Continue reading →

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Southern Gondwana and the formation of South America and South Africa

Posted on April 14, 2019 by borderslynn

As Gondwana was the parent landmass of South America, I am going to spend a while studying the geology in this blog, then the life forms, in further blogs, which existed until the present day in South Africa and on … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: gondwana

Wildlife of Africa and the links to wildlife of South America

Southern Gondwana and the formation of South America and South Africa

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