The geologic story of Yosemite National Park can be considered in two parts: (1) deposition and deformation of the metamorphic rocks and emplacement of the granitic rocks during the Paleozoic and Mesozoic; and (2) later uplift, erosion, and glaciation of the rocks during the Cenozoic to form today's landscape.
Paleozoic|Mesozoic; Paleozoic and Mesozoic;
Paleozoic|Mesozoic; Paleozoic and Mesozoic;