commission recently moved that epoch’s start date back from 1.8 to 2.6
million years ago.) Zalasiewicz had convinced the ICS to look into formally
recognizing the Anthropocene, an effort that, logically enough, he
himself was put in charge of. As head of the Anthropocene Working
Group, Zalasiewicz is hoping to bring a proposal to a vote by the full body
in 2016. If he’s successful and the Anthropocene is adopted as a new
epoch, every geology textbook in the world immediately will become
obsolete.
tuis.
(Tuis.)
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