Pangea existed roughly from about 335–300 million years ago until about 175–180 million years ago, spanning the late Paleozoic into the early Mesozoic eras.

Quick Scoop: When did Pangea exist?

  • Geologists think Pangea assembled starting around 335 million years ago during the Carboniferous period, becoming fully joined by the Early Permian (about 299–273 million years ago).
  • It stayed as a single supercontinent for on the order of 100–160 million years, covering most of Earth’s land in one huge block.
  • Pangea then began to break apart roughly 200–180 million years ago, during the Late Triassic to Early–Middle Jurassic, eventually giving rise to today’s continents and the Atlantic and Indian oceans.

In today’s terms, Pangea existed long before dinosaurs became dominant and was already fragmenting while they were roaming the planet.

TL;DR: Pangea was around roughly between 335–300 million years ago and 175–180 million years ago, fully assembled by early Permian time and breaking up through the Triassic–Jurassic. Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.