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Pannotia from Greek (Pan: all), (notos: south) which mean "all south land"(figur1). Pannotia is the second Neoproterozoic supercontinent comes after Rodinia. Which form between the periods of 600 million years ago to the end of the Precambrian. Pannotia land were distributed close the poles and very small section close the equator linking the polar mass. During earth history many supercontinents have been formed and broke up. As in the case for Pannotia formation and braking up is based on hypotheses of orogenesis and destruction of continental crust. Of course the cycle of supercontinents have effect on the earth’s evolution. This report will discuss formation, breaking up and the list of changes that happened during Pannotia supercontinent

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