stackyFACTSStaring deeply into the majestic layers of the canyon walls feels like reading the ultimate textbook of the earth, until you realize someone ripped out half the pages.
Staring deeply into the majestic layers of the canyon walls feels like reading the ultimate textbook of the earth, until you realize someone ripped out half the pages. Due to millions of years of aggressive erosion perfectly wiping the slate clean before new sediment could deposit, the massive gorge features what scientists call 'the Great Unconformity'. Entire geological eras are completely missing, casually hiding hundreds of millions of missing years.
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