Magma Played an Important Role in the Birth of the Atlantic

About 200 million years ago, the supercontinent Pangea began to break away, giving birth to the Atlantic Ocean. Oceanic crust replaced the stretched and broken continental crust. According to recent findings, magmatism may have played a role in this process.

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