Angular conformity near Catskill, NY, about half an hour north of me (street view, I drove right by this) Credit: Wikimedia Commons / Michael C. Rygel (CC BY-SA 3.0) |
What are unconformities and what do they mean to young-earth, biblical creationists? The simple definition is that they are surfaces, usually seen as a linear contact in a vertical rock outcrop or exposure, that separate younger overlying rock strata or layers from the older strata below. They are interpreted by uniformitarian (evolutionist and “old-earth creationist”) geologists as gaps in the record, each gap representing missing time and sediments. But is this interpretation warranted by the field evidence?To read the rest, click on "Geological Unconformities: What Are They and How Much Time Do They Represent?"
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