Protocontinent
[proh-toh-kon-tn-uh nt] /ˌproʊ toʊˈkɒn tn ənt/
noun, Geology.
1.
an actual or hypothetical landmass that might later be enlarged into a major continent or broken up into smaller ones.
protocontinent
(prō’tō-kŏn’tə-nənt)
A landmass that existed at some point in the past. Protocontinents that are thought to have comprised some or all of the present-day continents in a single landmass are also known as supercontinents.
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