The Geologic Column

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Originally posted by KingPenguin:
i think they like to call it an educated guess, in other words they pulled it out of their crapshooter.

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Actually,i think it was established first by Carl Lyle in the 18th century

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Originally posted by TrueCreation:
"Actually,i think it was established first by Carl Lyle in the 18th century"
--Wasn't it charles lyle? I could be wrong.

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It do believe its Carl Lyle...maybe the Charles you are thinking of is Charles Darwin

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Originally posted by TrueCreation:
"Yes, Red, I believe that animals, plants and microorganisms are always found in the correctly dated layers, except where there is evidence of natural or artifical disturbance. Do you want to cite examples whcih contradict this?"
--I'm not going to attempt to cite examples whcih contradict this, though, what are examples of natural and artificial disturbances.

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A powerfull earthquake,a volcalic eruption,an asteroid strike,in dig to look for oil,and so on...anything that has teh potential to displace parts of the strata

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Originally posted by redstang281:
I'm asking them for proof that Charlie Lyle visited any of those locations.

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Those locations are still there Red...you can visit them yourself today.