Talk:Gondwanaland

As I understand it, "Gondwanaland" was the original term but is now obsolete. Shouldn't the redirect go in the other direction? "Gondwana" is the preffered term. Not the most scientific of methods, but for what it's worth, a Google search on "gondwana" yields 45,100 hits, as against only 14,600 for "gondwanaland". Tannin 12:48 Dec 21, 2002 (UTC)

Does anybody know where the name "Gondwana" comes from or what it means?


 * It's named after an area of India where fossils and geological structures were first found that suggested its existence. I have the details somewhere around here. Tannin

The Gondwana region/district is well-known in Indian history. It's in Central India. Here's a reference to it, including a map: http://www.itihaas.com/medieval/akbar3.html

I believe it merits mention even in the 'briefest' description of Gondwana in an encyclopaedia.

Harmander Singh Aug 26, 2003 (harmander.singh@ato.gov.au)
 * I agree. This article should be moved back to Gondwanaland, and a new article created for the original Gondwana in India, which is still there under that name. The number of google hits indicates that 1) most geologists have no idea where the name came from, 2) the original name is not that of an English speaking region. Imc 18:19, 23 Dec 2003 (UTC)

I believe the original name for the supercontinent was Gondwanaland? I've got an account of Gondwana in India in preparation now, and propose to replace the geologic references and rename them to Gondwanaland. Imc 19:03, 23 Dec 2003 (UTC)

I've renamed Gondwana to Gondwanaland. Now correcting the links to it in the other pages - this may be some time, as some of the pages do not open at present, including Laurasia. There's also a new article for Gondwana (India), but I cannot open the Gondwana page either to change it. Imc 19:19, 30 Dec 2003 (UTC)