The rejection of the proposal for Anthropocene as a formal epoch of the Geological Time Scale has attracted wide interest in the stratigraphic aspects of the debate. Here, we clarify the distinction between the established evidence of anthropogenic planetary transformation versus the debate over the representation in the stratigraphic record.

Stratigraphic rationale for rejecting the Anthropocene epoch proposal / Zhou, L., Bertini, A.. - In: NATURE REVIEWS. EARTH & ENVIRONMENT. - ISSN 2662-138X. - STAMPA. - 7:(2026), pp. 565-566. [10.1038/s43017-026-00822-x]

Stratigraphic rationale for rejecting the Anthropocene epoch proposal

Bertini, Adele
2026

Abstract

The rejection of the proposal for Anthropocene as a formal epoch of the Geological Time Scale has attracted wide interest in the stratigraphic aspects of the debate. Here, we clarify the distinction between the established evidence of anthropogenic planetary transformation versus the debate over the representation in the stratigraphic record.
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Zhou, Liping; Bertini, Adele
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