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minus-squareNot_mikey@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·16 days agoAnyone know why it’s “backwards”?, idk what the convention is for geology but I’m use to timelines going from left/oldest to right/newest
minus-squarewolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·16 days agoLaw of superposition. The timescale is in the order that you would find it digging down through ancient rock strata: youngest on top, older as you go down.
Anyone know why it’s “backwards”?, idk what the convention is for geology but I’m use to timelines going from left/oldest to right/newest
Law of superposition. The timescale is in the order that you would find it digging down through ancient rock strata: youngest on top, older as you go down.