By 100 million years ago, South America and Antarctica had separated from the African landmass and the African subcontinent (which had once been in the centre of the Gondwana supercontinent) was surrounded by water.
Kwalomu ka 100 million wa malembe lawa yanga hundza, South America na Antarctica ti hambanyisiwile na misava ya Afrika xikan'we na tiko nkulu ra Afrika hiku angarhela (leri ringa tshama riva exikarhi ka tiko ra Gondwana) leri ari rhandzeriwile hi mati.