Talk:Panthalassa

Name
Should this be called Panthalassa or Panthalassa Ocean? I just redirected the latter to the former, as the former is more mature. But our other ancient oceans are named as Tethys Ocean and Iapetus Ocean. Is the former name more commonly used, or should we move the article to the latter, for symmetry with its ancient buddies? -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 21:09, August 4, 2005 (UTC)

Incorrect statement
The first paragraph has a contradiction. The Panthalassa Ocean floor has not completely disappeared. The present day Pacific Ocean is the remnant of the Panthalassa Ocean. It has just been re-named (unfortunately this renaming causes confusion but I think the Panthalassa was named before geologists realized the present Pacific was the same ocean) 98.248.12.159 (talk) 21:43, 25 November 2021 (UTC)