During the Devonian there were important changes in the land masses on the globe. North America and Europe had collided forming a large continent called Euramerica. This caused the formation of the Appalachian Mountain Range. The other large land mass was Gondwana. It was made up of South America, Africa, Antarctica, India and Australia. These two large land masses lay close to one another near the equator.
Devonian Continents
The two continents were moving toward each other throughout the Devonian Period. The waterway between the two continents covered a subduction zone. This is an area where one plate is moving underneath the other. Eventually this would mean that the two continents would collide to form the supercontinent Pangea in the Permian Period. That event is more than 64 million years later.
Devonian Continents
The two continents were moving toward each other throughout the Devonian Period. The waterway between the two continents covered a subduction zone. This is an area where one plate is moving underneath the other. Eventually this would mean that the two continents would collide to form the supercontinent Pangea in the Permian Period. That event is more than 64 million years later.
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