Grand Canyon · A canyon younger than its rocks

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Grand Canyon · A canyon younger than its rocks

Rock history and canyon incision distinguished · map: present-day Arizona

Illustration inspired by today’s Grand Canyon, not a surveyed reconstruction of a particular viewpoint, stratigraphic section or ancient river course.

A much younger canyon cuts through rocks with a long history. Explore plateau uplift, drainage connections and erosion by the river and its tributaries.