Rocks donít have to form a continuous sequence, either. Here the pinkish-red layer (210 million years old) is overlain by a dark brown layer (4 million years old). 206 million years is missing from the rock record. (More later on how we calculate these ages!)
(Painted Desert, Petrified Forest National Park, AZ)
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