Sunday, October 23, 2011

Reverse superposition

Reverse superposition by pdecell
Reverse superposition, a photo by pdecell on Flickr.
Via Flickr:
The principle of superposition is the common sense notion that in geological strata the oldest rocks are generally the lowest strata. Of course the way trees grow from the cambium out, in the bark the oldest layers are on the top.

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