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HELP PLEASE!!!!!!!!!! Look at the Geologic Timeline. During what geologic period did the Atlantic start to open?
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Look at the Geologic Timeline. During what geologic period did the Atlantic start to open?

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The South Atlantic Ocean opened around 140 million years ago as Africa separated from South America, and about the same time, India separated from Antarctica and Australia, forming the central Indian Ocean.
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