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Canyon Older Than Thought?

Study says formation began 17M years ago; others stick to 5-6M

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 6, 2008 7:56 PM CST

(Newser) – The Grand Canyon might be three times older than previously thought, the Washington Post reports. A study in Science claims that a river—not the Colorado, but a smaller one—began carving the oldest part of the canyon 17 million years ago. It contends that...   Read full story »

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