The Grand Canyon

Monument to an Ancient Earth

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Foreword Wayne Ranney 8

Part 1 – Two Views

Chapter 1 Introduction The Authors 15
Chapter 2 What Is Flood Geology? Stephen Moshier and Carol Hill 21
Chapter 3 Time Frame of Flood Geology Tim Helble and Carol Hill 31
Chapter 4 Time Frame of Modern Geology Carol Hill and Stephen Moshier 41

 

Part 2 – How Geology Works

Sedimentary Rocks

Chapter 5 Sedimentary Rock Types and How They Form Stephen Moshier, Tim Helble, and Carol Hill 55
Chapter 6 Sedimentary Structures: Clues from the Scene of the Crime Carol Hill and Stephen Moshier 67
Chapter 7 Using the Present to Understand the Past Stephen Moshier and Gregg Davidson 73

Time

Chapter 8 Solving Puzzles: Relative Dating and the Geologic Column Stephen Moshier and Gregg Davidson 81
Chapter 9 So Just How Old Is That Rock? Roger Wiens 89
Chapter 10 Missing Time: Gaps in the Rock Record Stephen Moshier and Carol Hill 99

Tectonics & Structure

Chapter 11 Plate Tectonics: Our Restless Earth Bryan Tapp and Ken Wolgemuth 109
Chapter 12 Broken and Bent Rock: Fractures, Faults, and Folds Bryan Tapp and Ken Wolgemuth 117

 

Part 3 – Fossils: What Story Do They Tell?

Chapter 13 Fossils of the Grand Canyon and Grand Staircase Ralph Stearley 131
Chapter 14 Tiny Plants – Big Impact: Pollen, Spores, and Plant Fossils Joel Duff 145
Chapter 15 Trace Fossils: Footprints and Imprints of Past Life David Elliott 153

 

Part 4 – Carving of the Canyon

Chapter 16 Carving of the Grand Canyon: A Lot of Time and a Little Water, a Lot of Water and a Little Time (or Something Else?) Tim Helble and Carol Hill 163
Chapter 17 How Old Is the Grand Canyon? Gregg Davidson, Carol Hill, and Wayne Ranney 173
Chapter 18 Life in the Canyon: Packrats, Pollen, and Giant Sloths Joel Duff 179

 

Part 5 – A Verdict on Flood Geology

Chapter 19 River to Rim: Putting All the Pieces Together Gregg Davidson and Wayne Ranney 187
Chapter 20 Science vs. Flood Geology: Not Just a Difference in Worldview The Authors 207

 

References 210

Specific claims made by Young Earth advocates and by conventional geologists, referred to in the text, are documented by page number in the reference section.

Index 225

Biographies 232

Photos and backgrounds of the editors, authors, and layout artists

Panoramic photos from Navajo Point / East Kaibab Monocline and Geologic Time Scale 236–240