When did the Anthropocene begin? A mid-twentieth century boundary level is stratigraphically optimal
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Zalasiewicz, J; Waters, Colin; Williams, Mark; Barnosky, Anthony D.; Cearreta, Alejandro; Crutzen, Paul J; Ellis, Erle; Ellis, Michael A; Fairchild, I.J.; McNeill, John R; Steffen, Will
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We evaluate the boundary of the Anthropocene geological time interval as an epoch, since it is useful to have a consistent temporal definition for this increasingly used unit, whether the presently informal term is eventually formalized or not. Of the three main levels suggested - an 'early Anthropocene' level some thousands of years ago; the beginning of the Industrial Revolution at ~1800CE (Common Era); and the 'Great Acceleration' of the mid-twentieth century - current evidence suggests that...[Show more]
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Date published: | 2015 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/67982 |
Source: | Quaternary International |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.quaint.2014.11.045 |
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