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In 250 million years, a single supercontinent will form, wiping out nearly all mammals: Modeling study (phys.org)

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[–] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

Paleogeologist Ronald Blakey has described the next 15 to 100 million years of tectonic development as fairly settled and predictable but no supercontinent will form in that time frame. Beyond that, he cautions that the geologic record is full of unexpected shifts in tectonic activity that make further projections "very, very speculative". - Wikipedia, citing this article

Pangaea Proxima is just one of four possible future supercontinents. There are others where for example the Atlantic continues to grow and the Americas drift into Asia.