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Parts of the Grand Canyon were once mountains higher than Everest

ljk — 6/24/2005 1:05:56 PM (archived)

About one billion years ago. All that is left now are some rock outcroppings.

Thank you, PBS!

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Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Plate Tectonics, but... - ljk - 6/23/2005 5:14:08 PM
- Something that I'd like to see from plate tectonic theory - Gary - 6/24/2005 6:22:30 AM
  - PALEOMAP project - jms - 6/25/2005 2:20:21 PM
    - Nice link - thanks - E.P. Grondine - 6/26/2005 5:40:58 PM
  - Parts of the Grand Canyon were once mountains higher than Everest - ljk - 6/24/2005 1:05:56 PM
    - North America looked a lot different a billion years ago. - REB - 6/24/2005 4:25:36 PM
      - One of the delights of my job... - Nick Hoffman - 6/24/2005 11:35:58 PM
        
        re: What do you think happened here ... and when? - BRFelix - 6/25/2005 4:57:13 AM
        
        re: What do you think happened here ... and when? - Nick Hoffman - 6/25/2005 3:46:25 PM
        
        Independent work without hidden agendas... - Gary - 6/25/2005 7:20:47 PM
        
        re: Well... - BRFelix - 6/25/2005 7:20:41 PM
        
        Okay: Impact Plume - E.P. Grondine - 6/26/2005 3:02:27 PM
        
        re: Heh. Hmmm.... - BRFelix - 6/27/2005 1:09:21 AM
        
        Crack or crock? - Nick Hoffman - 6/27/2005 10:59:34 AM
        
        re: Crack or crock? - BRF - 6/27/2005 4:06:58 PM

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