The Great Unconformity

4.4 (70)attraction

Las Vegas, NV 89156, USA

A hiking area near Las Vegas where a billion-year gap in Earth’s rock record is exposed right along the trail.

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The landmark offers a firsthand look at a dramatic hiatus in Earth's geological record. Across the formation, millions or billions of years of rock strata are missing between ancient and younger layers.


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