Grand Canyon geological layers have been dated from nearly 2 billion years to about 200 million years old:
Grand Canyon geological layers have been dated from nearly 2 billion years to about 200 million years old:
Baloney. There is no way to date the layers. But the evidence is overwhelming that the layers were deposited rapidly, on top of each other. The flatness and purity of the layers is evidence of hydrologic sorting:
Similar flatness and purity can be found in the coal layers:
A unique feature found in many coal layers are thin coal seam benches. A bench is a sedimentary rock layer between coal seams. Some benches are only a few inches thick, which rules out the "swamp" theory of coal formation.
Another problem with the uniformitarian theory is missing layers. Approximately 100 million years of layering is missing between the Muav and Temple Butte limestone in the Grand Canyon.
Strata are typically flat (e.g., the same thickness, everywhere), yet they should show extensive erosion over long periods of time. There is also virtually non-existent bioturbation (from soil-boring critters), which should be common in these sedimentary layers.
There are also marine (ocean) fossils in almost every sedimentary layer, including the top ones. That in itself is evidence of a global flood.
Mr. Kalamata