The Shocking Thing Missing From The Grand Canyon!

The Grand Canyon is one of the most remarkable places on earth. It's listed as a natural wonder of the world, and is regularly visited by millions every year to experience the beauty and scope of Arizona's most famous landmark.

There's so much that sets the Grand Canyon apart from everywhere else on earth, but it's the lack of something in its walls that truly makes it one-of-a-kind.

What's Missing from the Grand Canyon?

The depth of the Grand Canyon is not just good for show, it's also an incredible tool to study our planet's history. The layers of rock get older and older the further down the Canyon gets, but unlike other old rock, this stretch of land is empty of one thing: Dinosaur Bones.

Usually, when it comes to rock and soil from before the time of man, we get a good look at life in the past, especially our friends from Jurassic Park. Since the earth's surface has changed over millions of years, their bones became fossilized in ancient rock, just waiting to be unearthed.

So there's only one question to ask...

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WHERE ARE THE BONES??????

Good news, aliens didn't come and abduct every dinosaur fossil in the Grand Canyon when we weren't looking (though the Phoenix Lights would have been a perfect distraction). In fact, the truth is much stranger.

The reason no dinosaur bones have been found in the Grand Canyon's rock is simply because it's older than them. The walls of the Grand Canyon are so ancient that they predate dinosaur culture by millions of years.

[National Parks Service][Explore the Canyon]