Uploaded January 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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If you're like me, the term "continents" has always left me wanting more, so let's try something different and see if we can define and divide the Earth's landmasses based solely on their native plants and animals.

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Sources:

researchgate.net/publication/303792194_Evolutionary_History_of_the_Large_Herbivores_of_South_and_Southeast_Asia_Indomalayan_Realm

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jse.12465

tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02724634.2014.854249

academic.oup.com/mbe/article/27/6/1315/1112504

paleocene-mammals.de/marsupials.htm

usgs.gov/volcanoes/loihi-seamount