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A large continuous area of land, as opposed to seas or islands. landmass in Science. landmass. (lānd'mās') A large, continuous area of land, such as a continent or a very large island.

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German geophysicist who proposed the theory of continental drift (1880-1930) Synonyms: Wegener Example of: geophysicist. a geologist who uses physical principles to study the properties of the earth.

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The supercontinent Pangaea is believed to have formed when earlier continental landmasses came together sometime before the Permian Period, staying together until after the Triassic Period, when it broke into the smaller supercontinents Laurasia and Gondwanaland.

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An ice age is a period of long-term reduction in the temperature of Earth's surface and atmosphere, resulting in the presence or expansion of continental and polar ice sheets and alpine glaciers.

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The remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock.

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The gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.

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A former “supercontinent” on the Earth. In the distant past a large landmass, Pangaea, included all the present continents, which broke up and drifted apart.