ScienceQuiet 31d · day 36
Lost mega-cliff may explain Grand Canyon's missing billion years
A colossal cliff system from Rodinia's breakup could have exposed the Grand Canyon's core nearly a billion years before the Colorado River.
What to know
- A mega-cliff system from Rodinia's breakup may have created the Grand Canyon's core ~1 billion years before the Colorado River.
- The discovery could explain why major sections of North America's geological record are absent from the record.
- Research published by the University of Southampton connects ancient plate tectonics to a long-standing geological mystery.
“A colossal cliff system created as the supercontinent Rodinia broke apart may have exposed the heart of the Grand Canyon nearly a billion years before the Colorado River carved it.”
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