The timing of both Colorado plateau uplift and formation of the Grand Canyon remain unresolved, with various lines of evidence suggesting episodes of uplift in the Laramide 11,12, mid-Cenozoic 3 ...

The forces that drove rock uplift of the low-relief, high-elevation, tectonically stable Colorado Plateau are the subject of long-standing debate 1,2,3,4,5.While the adjacent Basin and Range ...

The Grand Canyon's age and formation in the Colorado Plateau have been long-standing geological mysteries, but data of the deep earth structures below the region are providing clues.

Citations A. Levander et al. Continuing Colorado plateau uplift by delamination-style convective lithospheric downwelling. Nature. Vol. 472, April 28, 2011, p. 461.

The Colorado Plateau is an elevated area, most of it lying well above one-to-two miles (2-5 km) above sea level. There is no evidence of a massive impact being responsible for the creation of the ...

For all its glorious views, the Colorado plateau remains an ugly mystery to geologists. They can’t figure out why and how it rose thousands of feet over the millions of years it took to carve ...

Plus, there's the problem of the Kaibab uplift, a pinch in the Colorado Plateau where the rocks swell up due to underground folding. Sitting near the head of the Grand Canyon, ...

Long after tectonic plate movement has created mountains, forces such as weather and river erosion can continue to shape a landscape. One such landscape is the Colorado Plateau, which spans more ...

The geologic uplift of the Colorado Plateau led to rapid downcutting of rivers into the flat sedimentary bedrock, leaving spectacular erosional landforms. One such feature, ...

Jason P. Briner et al., Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research and Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80303, USA. Pages 679–682.