Formation and County Seats[edit] Prince Edward County, Virginia was formed in the Virginia Colony in 1754 from Amelia County. It was named for Prince Edward, second son of Frederick, Prince of Wales and younger brother of George III of the United Kingdom.
Around 300 Mya Gondwana and Laurasia joined together to form the supercontinent Pangaea, which existed until approximately 200-180 Mya. Gondwana then separated from Laurasia (the mid-Mesozoic era) in the breakup of Pangaea, drifting farther south after the split. Gondwana itself then also broke apart. Gondwana included most of the landmasses in today's Southern Hemisphere, including Antarctica, South America, Africa, Madagascar, and the Australian continent, as well as the Arabian Peninsula and the Indian Subcontinent, which have now moved entirely into the Northern Hemisphere.
The Cretaceous Period (146-65 million years ago). In the early Cretaceous, many of the southern continents were still joined together as part of the southern landmass called Gondwana.Northern continents formed the great landmass Laurasia. Australia was joined to Antarctica, New Zealand and South America, forming the last remnant of the great southern landmass called Gondwana. 2  About 80 million years ago New Zealand drifted away from the rest of Gondwana. 3  The Australian part of Gondwana was located close to the South Pole.