Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Happy 374th Birthday to Nicolas Steno!

The "layer cake" stratigraphy of the Colorado Plateau is a great place to see the three pioneering Geological Concepts of Nicolas Steno on display.

Superposition.

Original Horizontality.

And Lateral Continuity.




Hat tip to Polly, Geofriend on Facebook.

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