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A '''paraconformity''' is a type of ''unconformity'' (gap in the [[geologic system]]) in which there is no evidence of a gap in time, because the planes above and below the gap are parallel and there is no evidence of erosion.

A '''paraconformity''' is a type of ''unconformity'' (gap in the [[geologic system]]) in which there is no evidence of a gap in time, because the planes above and below the gap are parallel and there is no evidence of erosion.

According to [[Ariel R. Roth]] a paraconformity occurs "when a part of the [[geological column]] is missing in the <nowiki>[sedimentary]</nowiki> layers." <ref>http://www.grisda.org/georpts/36.pdf</ref>  

According to Ariel R. Roth a paraconformity occurs "when a part of the [[geological column]] is missing in the <nowiki>[sedimentary]</nowiki> layers." <ref>http://www.grisda.org/georpts/36.pdf</ref>  

[[Image:Roth-01.gif|right|thumb|250px|The arrows point to paraconformities at the [[Grand Canyon]].]]

[[Image:Roth-01.gif|right|thumb|250px|The arrows point to paraconformities at the [[Grand Canyon]].]]

[[William Corliss|William R.Corliss]], a cataloger and writer on scientific anomalies, wrote the following regarding paraconformities:

[[William Corliss|William R.Corliss]], a cataloger and writer on scientific anomalies, wrote the following regarding paraconformities: