In its current state, our planet earth is made up of seven continents, dispersed disorderly around the globe. Their shapes appear random, as though this is how they have always been. Seeing them in their current form, it is hard to imagine that over 250 million years ago, all seven continents were joined, forming just a single mass of land - the continent "Pangea". As time progressed, this continent began to split in two, and by about 50 million years ago, two separate continents were formed - "Lurasia" and "Gondwana". Lurasia contained what is now North America, Asia and Europe. It was located in the northern hemisphere, around where Europe and Asia are now located. Gondwana drifted southward and settled around the the base of the earth, making it like a larger version of the present antarctica. Gondwana was made up of Australia, South America, Antarctica and Africa. Over the next tens of millions of years, this continent changed and dispersed into the continents of today. This web page is designed to provide an insight into the evolution of Gondwana and the history of Australia's ecosystems.

      The History of Gondwana                            The Evolution of Australia               Australia's Alpine Ecosystem