Here you will find all the technical papers connected to our documentary Mountains After the Flood. If you are not familiar with scientific papers such as these, don’t be intimidated. They can be read by any educated layman with the assistance, in places, of a good dictionary. As you learn the vocabulary associated with geology, they will be easier to understand.
We have separated the papers into topic areas. A number of them are co-authored with scientists featured in the film, as well as some scientists featured in our first film, Is Genesis History?
Grand Canyon Strata and Folds
“Petrology” refers to the study of rocks and the condition under which they form. The following papers outline Andrew Snelling’s research and findings on the various rock layers in the Grand Canyon.
The Petrology of the Tapeats Sandstone, Tonto Group, Grand Canyon, Arizona. | Andrew Snelling, 2021. | Answers Research Journal 14: 159-254. Read PDF
The Petrology of the Bright Angel Formation, Tonto Group, Grand Canyon, Arizona. | Andrew Snelling, 2021 | Answers Research Journal 14: 303-414. Read PDF
The Petrology of the Muav Formation, Tonto Group, Grand Canyon, Arizona. | Andrew Snelling, 2022 | Answers Research Journal 15: 139-262. Read PDF
The Carbon Canyon Fold, Eastern Grand Canyon, Arizona. | Andrew Snelling, 2022 | Answers Research Journal 16: 1-124. (Publication forthcoming.)
Geomorphology and Catastrophism
The Potential for and Implications of Widespread Post-Flood Erosion and Mass Wasting Processes. | John Whitmore, 2013 | The Proceedings of the International Conference on Creationism Vol 7: Article 15. Read PDF
Catastrophic Plate Tectonics: A Global Flood Model of Earth History | Steve Austin, John R. Baumgardner, D. Russell Humphreys, Andrew Snelling, Larry Vardiman, Kurt Wise, 1994 | The Proceedings of the International Conference on Creationism: Vol. 3, Article 56. Read PDF
Green River Formation & Fossil Basin
The Green River Formation: a large post-Flood lake system | John Whitmore, 2006 | Journal of Creation 20, 55-63 Read PDF
Using Suites of Criteria to Recognize Pre-Flood, Flood, and Post-Flood Strata in the Rock Record with Application to Wyoming (USA) | John Whitmore and Paul Garner, 2008 | The Proceedings of the International Conference on Creationism Vol 6: 425-448. Read PDF
Rapid and Early Post-Flood Mammalian Diversification Evidenced in the Green River Formation. | John Whitmore and Kurt Wise, 2008. | The Proceedings of the International Conference on Creationism Vol 6: 449-457. Read PDF
Grand Canyon Formation
Remembering Spillover Erosion of Grand Canyon | Steve Austin, Edmond W. Holroyd, and David R. McQueen, 2020 | Answers Research Journal 13: 153-188 Read PDF
Shoreline Transgressive Terraces: Tufa-encrusted Landforms Indicate Rapid Filling and Failure of Hopi Lake, Western Bidahochi Basin, Northeastern Arizona | Steven A. Austin, Edmond W. Holroyd III, Thomas F. Folks, and Nate Loper, 2023 | The Proceedings of the International Conference on Creationism Vol 9 Read PDF
Coconino Sandstone
Sand injectites at the base of the Coconino Sandstone, Grand Canyon, Arizona (USA) | John Whitmore, Raymond Strom, 2010 | Sedimentary Geology 230 (2010) 46–59 Read PDF
Petrology of the Coconino Sandstone (Permian), Arizona, USA | John Whitmore, Raymond Strom, Stephen Cheung, Paul Garner, 2014 | Answers Research Journal 7: 499-532 Read PDF
The Coconino Sandstone (Permian, Arizona, USA): Implications for the Origin of Ancient Cross-bedded Sandstones | John Whitmore, Paul Garner, 2018 | The Proceedings of the International Conference on Creationism Vol 8: 581-627 Read PDF
The Significance of Angular K-feldspar Grains in Ancient Sandstones | John Whitmore, Raymond Strom, 2018 | The Proceedings of the International Conference on Creationism Vol 8: 628-651 Read PDF
The Significance of Micas in Ancient Cross-Bedded Sandstones | K. Borsch, John Whitmore, Raymond Strom, George Hartree, 2018 | The Proceedings of the International Conference on Creationism Vol 8: 306-326 Read PDF