ur-continent

English

Alternative forms

• Ur continent

Etymology

Borrowed from German Urkontinent, coined by Alfred Wegener, equivalent to ur- +‎ continent.

Noun

ur-continent (plural ur-continents)

1. An original or primordial continent or landmass.

   Synonym: paleocontinent

   Coordinate term: ur-ocean

   • 2012, M. Sears, D. Merriman, Oceanography: The Past:

     The second group of convection currents operated in the upper half of the mantle only, split the ur-continent and carried North and South America away from Eurasia, explaining the similarity in the two coastlines— […]

2. Pangaea