Many different representations of the timeline have been created ... We will provide a list of web sites with relevant information. The geologic time scale is divided into eons, eras, periods, epochs, ...

Scientists divide up this huge history using geological epochs, eons, eras and ages to create a timeline. Epochs can last for millions of years and are defined by significant changes in rock layers, ...

Abstract as the debate over the naming of our current geologic epoch may seem ... The AWC's proposed Anthropocene timeline is "no more than 75 years — a single human lifetime," University ...

But for geologists and paleontologists ... dividing the history of life into eras, periods, and epochs based on fossil evidence. In this feature, explore the history of life on Earth as we ...

decided against giving the Anthropocene official recognition as the current geologic epoch. Now, several scientists involved in the process have published a commentary in AGU Advances explaining ...

Many stratigraphers (scientists who study rock layers) criticize the idea, saying clear-cut evidence for a new epoch simply isn’t there. “When you start naming geologic-time terms, you need to ...

While the term Anthropocene has been widely used for many years now, only geologists can officially denote the start of a new epoch. Specifically, experts look for a "golden spike," which is a ...

Standing in the smirr, I ask Zalasiewicz what he thinks this epoch will look like to the geologists of the distant future, whoever or whatever they may be. Will the transition be a moderate one ...

Japanese researchers hope that a new geologic epoch covering the present time will be named after Beppu Bay in western Japan, a second such example following the Chibanian Age. Work is under way ...