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 |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2025-04-01
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| Series: | AGU Advances |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1029/2024AV001430 |
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