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G'day mate: 1.7-billion-year-old chunk of North America found in Australia
Doyle Rice, USA TODAY Published 2:50 p.m. ET Jan. 23, 2018 | Updated 4:29 p.m. ET Jan. 23, 2018
 

Eons ago, the land Down Under wasn't so far away after all. 

Rocks recently discovered in Australia bear striking similarities to those found in North America, a study finds. The sandstone sedimentary rocks the scientists uncovered are not "native" to present-day Australia, but instead are common in eastern Canada.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/science/2018/01/23/australia-north-america-supercontinent-nuna/1058577001/