The Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Creationism (2018)

Whitmore and Garner ◀ The Coconino Sandstone ▶ 2018 ICC 613 Figure 44. Tracks in the Coconino almost always go up dip as illustrated in these slabs of in situ rock along the Hermit Trail in Grand Canyon where the slope is 20˚ in photo A and 23° in photo B. In (A), tracks on the left side of the photo are still partially filled with rock, while the tracks on the right side are well exposed. Note that the animal is not only going up slope, but also is moving sideways, which is typical of many of the Coconino tracks. Brand and Tang (1991) have hypothesized that these tracks were made underwater and that a water current was pushing the organism from left to right making it partially bouyant as it walked. Photo by JHW 0437-2018. (B) shows at least three trackways, two of which are also traveling at an angle to the dip slope. Photo by JHW 0450-2018. 10 cm scale in each photo.