The concept of Pangaea, the supercontinent that existed approximately 335 million years ago, was first proposed by Alfred Wegener in the early 20th century. Wegener, a German meteorologist and geophysicist, developed the theory of continental drift, suggesting that the continents were once connected in a single landmass before drifting apart over millions of years. Wegener's hypothesis laid the foundation for the modern theory of plate tectonics, which explains the movement of Earth's lithosphere plates.
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