Would Adding the Anthropocene to the Geologic Time Scale Matter?

Abstract Abrupt planetary change forced by the cumulative and overwhelming impacts of human activities in the mid‐twentieth century supports a new geologic epoch, named after Anthropos, the agent of this change. This transformation extends well beyond Holocene norms and is identified in geologic rec...

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Main Authors: Francine M. G. McCarthy, Martin J. Head, Colin N. Waters, Jan Zalasiewicz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2025-04-01
Series:AGU Advances
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2024AV001430
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