Grand Canyon as old as the dinosaurs, suggests new study

Thursday, November 29, 2012 - 14:30 in Paleontology & Archaeology

An analysis of mineral grains from the bottom of the western Grand Canyon indicates it was largely carved out by about 70 million years ago—a time when dinosaurs were around and may have even peeked over the rim, says a study led by the University of Colorado Boulder.

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