Last week, I started talking a little bit about the dig I went on in Kansas recently. The canyons cut through beautiful yellow and gray layers that are considered to be part of the Cretaceous group. The layers were laid down during the global flood the Bible mentions in Genesis, capturing sea creatures as fossils. The canyons were probably cut either as the floodwaters drained off the continents or during one of the large storms shortly after the flood, exposing the layers and the fossils buried inside.
I was completely fascinated with the beautiful way these canyons were cut. The patterns in the layers were captivating. I loved following the winding paths created by the waters and imagining what it was like on the day they cut through the layers, draining down, off the land. Once, as I was following a water drain path, I saw a grouping of fish vertebrae fossils right by my foot. Later, I got to collect the fossils I found – eight fish vertebrae in all – and bring them back home. I also found a large clam buried next to my fish vertebrae, and there were several other interesting fossils found nearby. Knowing about where the fossil was found and what other things were buried around us can help give us clues about how these creatures died in the global flood. I look forward to studying these fossils more in the near future.
Are you up for a challenge today? How good are you at finding fossils? Bellow, there is a picture I took of some of the loose gravel and rocks I saw on the dig site. In the picture, there is a single fish vertebra among all the loose rocks. See if you can find it. When you have found it, take the poll and tell how long it took you to find the fossil. If you still cannot find it, comment bellow and I will post the answer.
One thing that really struck me about the dig site is that it looks like a disaster area (and it was). Fish vertebrae were just randomly lying in a pile of stones. Half of a fish was sticking out of the rock layers, the other half long gone. Bits of clam shells were scattered all over the place like gravel. The flood was an act of God’s judgment against sinful man, and we can tell that this judgment was a terrible catastrophe. Yet, through the judgment, there is incredible beauty and grace. We would not have the canyons, fossils, or rock layers without this catastrophic judgment. We don’t deserve this gracious mercy from God, but He gives it anyway. Just as He promised, “all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are called according to His purpose” (Romans 8:28).
Very interesting exercise in fossil finding! I enlarged the photo and “zoomed in”, and I have a couple of guesses, but am still not certain I found the fossil. This was more difficult than it sounded. Thanks!
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