Ur is the name of the first known continent that probably formed 3 billion years ago in the early Archean Eon. Ur joined with the continents Nena and Atlantica about one billion years agoto form the supercontinent Rodinia. It now forms parts of Africa, Australia, India, and Madagascar. In the early period of its existence, it was probably the only continent on Earth, and is so considered by some to be a supercontinent, even though it was probably smaller than Australia is now.

External links

• In the beginning, there was Ur (http://research.unc.edu/endeavors/spr97/ur.html)

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