The development of supercontinent Gondwana took place during the
Neoproterozoic through convergence, collision and fusion of fragments of
Rodinia, the supercontinent before Gondwana.
The amalgation of West Gondwana (prototypes of
South America and Africa
united in one continent, prior to the opening of the South Atlantic) happened during the
Brasiliano - Pan African
orogenic cycle (850 - 500 Ma).
