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The name ''Pangea'' came from German [[Alfred Wegener]], a chief proponent of the [[continental drift]] theory, in 1920.

The name ''Pangea'' came from German [[Alfred Wegener]], a chief proponent of the [[continental drift]] theory, in 1920.

The idea of a single continent breaking up into the ones we have today was first proposed in 1859 by creationist Antonio Snider-Pellegrini[http://www.babylon.com/definition/Antonio_Snider-Pellegrini/English], partly on the basis of the description in {{Bible ref|Genesis|1|9-10}}.<ref>Batten, Don, et. al., [http://www.creationontheweb.com/images/pdfs/cabook/chapter11.pdf What about continental drift?] Chapter 11 of The Creation Answers Book (2007).</ref>

The idea of a single continent breaking up into the ones we have today was first proposed in 1859 by creationist [[Antonio Snider-Pellegrini]], partly on the basis of the description in {{Bible ref|Genesis|1|9-10}}.<ref>Batten, Don, et. al., [http://www.creationontheweb.com/images/pdfs/cabook/chapter11.pdf What about continental drift?] Chapter 11 of The Creation Answers Book (2007).</ref>

However, the idea was not accepted by others at the time.

However, the idea was not accepted by others at the time.

Even after Wegener resurrected the idea, it took another half century before it came to be widely accepted.

Even after Wegener resurrected the idea, it took another half century before it came to be widely accepted.