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Avalonia
Avalonia
was a
microcontinent
in the
Paleozoic
era
. Crustal fragments of this former microcontinent underlie south-west
Great Britain
, and the eastern coast of
North America
. It is the source of many of the older rocks of
Western Europe
, Atlantic Canada, and parts of the coastal
United States
. Avalonia is named for the
Avalon Peninsula
in
Newfoundland
.
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