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When did the Anthropocene begin? A mid-twentieth century boundary level is stratigraphically optimal

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ID5780167
AuthorsJ Zalasiewicz (0000-0002-3220-4855), Colin N Waters (0000-0001-6113-8730), Mark Williams (0000-0002-7987-6069), Anthony D Barnosky (0000-0003-0265-7113), Alejandro Cearreta (0000-0003-0100-1454), Paul Crutzen, Paul J Crutzen, Erle C Ellis (0000-0002-2006-3362), Erle Ellis, Miriam A Ellis (0000-0002-6613-3565), Michael A Ellis, Ian J Fairchild (0000-0003-4822-2895), Jacques Grinevald, Peter K Haff, I Hajdas (0000-0003-2373-2725), Reinhold Leinfelder (0000-0002-4107-2161), John Mcneill (0000-0002-6901-0624), Eric Odada (0000-0002-7295-7405), Eric O Odada, Claire Poirier (0000-0002-8311-8463), Daniel Richter (0000-0003-1681-727X), Will Steffen (0000-0003-1163-6736), Colin Summerhayes (0000-0002-4638-4260), James P M Syvitski (0000-0001-7748-542X), Davor Vidas (0000-0001-8134-7425), Michael Wagreich (0000-0002-8828-0857), Scott L Wing (0000-0002-2954-8905), Alexander P Wolfe, Zhaolong An (0000-0002-9538-9826), Zhisheng An, Naomi Oreskes (0000-0001-6122-9843)
Year2015
Volume383
Pages196-203
Publication date2015-01-13
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueQuaternary International (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1040-6182 • E-ISSN: 1873-4553
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.quaint.2014.11.045
OpenAlexW2126582119
LanguageEN
Citations received230
References cited53

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