Geological Provincialism

Geologists tend to be very provincial. Rarely do they stand back and look at "the whole canvas" of the sedimentary rock record. When they do, some remarkable things emerge. For example, consider the Tonto Group, a succession of three well-layered formations in the lower part of Grand Canyon.

Stalling over Transitional Forms

Mudcracks and the Flood

Some people have an intellectual problem with the Flood because of mud cracks. We have all seen cracks that form in a dried (or "desiccated") mud puddle. But did you know mud cracks are also found in sedimentary rocks that are interpreted as Flood strata? Were there "droughts" during the Flood?

Confirmation of Rapid Metamorphism of Rocks

Evidence for a Young World

Spiral galaxy NGC 1232 in constellation Eridanus. Photo: European Southern Observatory

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