Stratigraphic Layers (Strata) Show Evidence for the Creation Model
by Owen Omid Borville
January 29, 2019
Perfect Boundaries Between Sedimentary Strata Layers and the Great Unconformity
Many creationists identify the seamless boundaries between layers found in exposed sedimentary rock layers as evidence of rapid deposition over a short period of time. Old-earth advocates claim that sedimentary rock layers are deposited over millions of years with periods of erosion in between. However, many sediment layers have near-perfect seamless boundaries between layers, such as a “layer-cake” that imply rapid deposition. Some boundaries do show evidence of erosion, known as “unconformities.” However, during the year-long catastrophic Genesis Flood, there was likely some erosion between the layers that were deposited during the multiple surges of floodwaters rising and receding. This erosion likely would have been within the 12-month time frame of the Flood. The layered boundaries of the Grand Canyon reveal near-seamless contacts between layers, as if the canyon was catastrophically sliced during one event-such as the Genesis Flood. These seamless layers are above the Great Unconformity, which creationist geologists identify as the pre-flood-flood boundary where much erosion occurred before layers of flood sediment were deposited.
Missing Rock Strata: Para-conformities
Evolutionists and old earth geologists believe that sedimentary rock strata are deposited over millions of years in horizontal layers that can later be tilted at an angle by geologic forces. Sometimes a layer or layers are observed to be absent or missing in certain places or locations, most notably by erosional processes that occurred before the upper layer is deposited. The layers below will show evidence of erosion that can be observed. However, sometimes there are missing layers in a particular region observed where there is no sign or evidence of erosion between two layers. In other words, there are two layers with a perfect and flat boundary in between each other where at least one extra layer should be sandwiched between these two layers. The surrounding areas contain this missing layer but in certain areas this layer is missing. These missing layers represent tens of millions of years and up to hundreds of millions of years of geologic time in the evolutionist uniformitarian time scale. These missing layers are termed para-conformities, pseudoconformities, or flat gaps and are defined as a type of unconformity or gap in the geologic rock strata where there is no evidence of a gap in time because the horizontal strata above and below show no evidence of erosion. Over millions of years there should be erosional marks such as gullies and canyons carved into the lower layer before the upper layer was deposited. Creationists believe that these layers above and below were deposited by the year long global Genesis Flood where the horizontal layers do not represent eons of time but horizontal strata deposited by a catastrophic flood and its receding waters. These para-conformities help confirm that horizontally deposited strata are not deposited over millions of years but over a period of several months and in addition help confirm the creationist time scale of 6,000 years.
Temporary Markings Between Strata Layers
The presence of temporary markings between perfectly flat strata layers give strong evidence of rapid deposition. The underlying layer of a paraconformity where the upper layer is missing can contain these markings, including preserved raindrop marks, ripple marks, and animal tracks, indicating that the upper layer was deposited quickly after the lower layer while eliminating evidence for millions of years of time between these layers. If millions of years of time elapsed between these layers, markings such as raindrops, ripple marks and animal tracks would erode away from weathering processes and would disappear. These markings give evidence of rapid deposition and a short time period between layers.
Inter-tonguing of Adjacent Strata Layers
Sometimes a strata layer will extend or "finger" into another adjacent strata layer of a perceived different age. This is called inter-tonguing of adjacent strata and implies a rapid deposition of sedimentary layers. Evolutionists assume that inter-tonguing layers are separated by millions of years but the evidence indicates a quick deposition with little or no time in between these layers. Evolutionists claim that inter-tonguing strata layers are caused by changes in sedimentation rates due to tectonics or changes in sea level. However, the obvious observation is that these layers were not deposited millions of years apart but during the same depositional event during the year-long global Genesis Flood.
Lack of Bioturbation Between Sedimentary Layers
The lack of biological activity between horizontally deposited sedimentary strata and flat gaps between missing strata (paraconformities) indicates rapid deposition. This biological activity in the subsurface, known as bioturbation, includes the burrows created by small organisms such as worms, insects, marine animals, and other small animals. It also includes the root growth caused by plants, which should exist if millions of years elapsed between these layers. The fact that these layers have perfect boundaries with no burrows or root growth indicates that the upper layer was deposited rapidly on top of the lower layer with little or any time in between. This process would occur during the global one year flood described in the Book of Genesis.
by Owen Omid Borville
January 29, 2019
Perfect Boundaries Between Sedimentary Strata Layers and the Great Unconformity
Many creationists identify the seamless boundaries between layers found in exposed sedimentary rock layers as evidence of rapid deposition over a short period of time. Old-earth advocates claim that sedimentary rock layers are deposited over millions of years with periods of erosion in between. However, many sediment layers have near-perfect seamless boundaries between layers, such as a “layer-cake” that imply rapid deposition. Some boundaries do show evidence of erosion, known as “unconformities.” However, during the year-long catastrophic Genesis Flood, there was likely some erosion between the layers that were deposited during the multiple surges of floodwaters rising and receding. This erosion likely would have been within the 12-month time frame of the Flood. The layered boundaries of the Grand Canyon reveal near-seamless contacts between layers, as if the canyon was catastrophically sliced during one event-such as the Genesis Flood. These seamless layers are above the Great Unconformity, which creationist geologists identify as the pre-flood-flood boundary where much erosion occurred before layers of flood sediment were deposited.
Missing Rock Strata: Para-conformities
Evolutionists and old earth geologists believe that sedimentary rock strata are deposited over millions of years in horizontal layers that can later be tilted at an angle by geologic forces. Sometimes a layer or layers are observed to be absent or missing in certain places or locations, most notably by erosional processes that occurred before the upper layer is deposited. The layers below will show evidence of erosion that can be observed. However, sometimes there are missing layers in a particular region observed where there is no sign or evidence of erosion between two layers. In other words, there are two layers with a perfect and flat boundary in between each other where at least one extra layer should be sandwiched between these two layers. The surrounding areas contain this missing layer but in certain areas this layer is missing. These missing layers represent tens of millions of years and up to hundreds of millions of years of geologic time in the evolutionist uniformitarian time scale. These missing layers are termed para-conformities, pseudoconformities, or flat gaps and are defined as a type of unconformity or gap in the geologic rock strata where there is no evidence of a gap in time because the horizontal strata above and below show no evidence of erosion. Over millions of years there should be erosional marks such as gullies and canyons carved into the lower layer before the upper layer was deposited. Creationists believe that these layers above and below were deposited by the year long global Genesis Flood where the horizontal layers do not represent eons of time but horizontal strata deposited by a catastrophic flood and its receding waters. These para-conformities help confirm that horizontally deposited strata are not deposited over millions of years but over a period of several months and in addition help confirm the creationist time scale of 6,000 years.
Temporary Markings Between Strata Layers
The presence of temporary markings between perfectly flat strata layers give strong evidence of rapid deposition. The underlying layer of a paraconformity where the upper layer is missing can contain these markings, including preserved raindrop marks, ripple marks, and animal tracks, indicating that the upper layer was deposited quickly after the lower layer while eliminating evidence for millions of years of time between these layers. If millions of years of time elapsed between these layers, markings such as raindrops, ripple marks and animal tracks would erode away from weathering processes and would disappear. These markings give evidence of rapid deposition and a short time period between layers.
Inter-tonguing of Adjacent Strata Layers
Sometimes a strata layer will extend or "finger" into another adjacent strata layer of a perceived different age. This is called inter-tonguing of adjacent strata and implies a rapid deposition of sedimentary layers. Evolutionists assume that inter-tonguing layers are separated by millions of years but the evidence indicates a quick deposition with little or no time in between these layers. Evolutionists claim that inter-tonguing strata layers are caused by changes in sedimentation rates due to tectonics or changes in sea level. However, the obvious observation is that these layers were not deposited millions of years apart but during the same depositional event during the year-long global Genesis Flood.
Lack of Bioturbation Between Sedimentary Layers
The lack of biological activity between horizontally deposited sedimentary strata and flat gaps between missing strata (paraconformities) indicates rapid deposition. This biological activity in the subsurface, known as bioturbation, includes the burrows created by small organisms such as worms, insects, marine animals, and other small animals. It also includes the root growth caused by plants, which should exist if millions of years elapsed between these layers. The fact that these layers have perfect boundaries with no burrows or root growth indicates that the upper layer was deposited rapidly on top of the lower layer with little or any time in between. This process would occur during the global one year flood described in the Book of Genesis.
