Question

What do you mean by Panthalassa?

Answer 1

Answer:

Panthalassa, also known as the Panthalassic Ocean or Panthalassan Ocean was the superocean that surrounded the supercontinent Pangaea. During the Paleozoic–Mesozoic transition c. 250 Ma it occupied almost 70% of Earth's surface.

Answer 2

Panthalassa, a massive ocean, ringed Pangaea.

Explanation:

1. Panthalassa is a mega ocean that encircled Pangaea, a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic ages.
2. It covered almost 70% of the Earth's surface during the Paleozoic-Mesozoic transition. Because of the convergence of plates at its edge, its ocean bottom has totally vanished.
3. Because to the development of the Pacific Ocean from its centre in the Mesozoic to the present, it is also known as the Paleo-Pacific or Proto-Pacific.