microcontinent en · NOUN
Etymology
From micro- + continent.
Meanings
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A fragment of continental crust that has cleaved off its parent tectonic plate.
Seychelles can first be considered to have existed 62 mya when the Seychelles microcontinent split from India as a result of intense activity in the Carlsberg ridge which started 64 mya[…]
2013, Biogeography of the terrestrial and freshwater biota of the Seychelles islands, page 30:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| microcontinents | Number=Plur | lexicographic |