How could older fossils be higher in the soil than younger fossils?
2006-12-21 06:48:16 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Imagine water containing sediment flowing from left to right, over a shelf, and imagine that it slows down as it gets to the end of the shelf. As it slows down, sediment is deposited which builds up from the floor until it reaches the height of the shelf, thereby extending the shelf.
The sediment is deposited in horizontal strata, but the strata at the top on the left are older than the strata at the bottom on the right.
I have seen a laboratory experiment demonstrating this in practise.
This is quite likely how a lot of sedimentary rock was laid down after the Flood.
2006-12-21 07:35:32 · answer #1 · answered by a Real Truthseeker 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
There could have been tectonic activity that flipped the strata the fossils are in.
2006-12-21 06:51:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
They could have been pushed there to cover the younger ones by water or more likely, glaciers.
2006-12-21 06:51:46 · answer #3 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Earthquakes or mud slides due to flooding could rearrange the layering.
2006-12-21 06:53:03 · answer #4 · answered by Mark M 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋