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001 - CONTROL NUMBER

control field: 144279

003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER

control field: TR-AnTOB

005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION

control field: 20231113090005.0

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010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER

LC control number: sh2016001862

035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER

System control number: (TR-AnTOB)144279

040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE

Original cataloging agency: DLC
Language of cataloging: eng
Transcribing agency: DLC
Modifying agency: TR-AnTOB

150 ## - HEADING--TOPICAL TERM

Topical term or geographic name entry element: Geology, Stratigraphic
Chronological subdivision: Anthropocene

450 ## - SEE FROM TRACING--TOPICAL TERM

Topical term or geographic name entry element: Anthropocene Epoch

450 ## - SEE FROM TRACING--TOPICAL TERM

Topical term or geographic name entry element: Jeoloji, Stratigrafik
Chronological subdivision: Antroposen

550 ## - SEE ALSO FROM TRACING--TOPICAL TERM

Control subfield: g
Topical term or geographic name entry element: Geology, Stratigraphic
Chronological subdivision: Quaternary

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Source citation: Work cat: 2015302844: A stratigraphical basis for the Anthropocene, 2014.

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Source citation: Subcommission on Quaternary Stratigraphy, Working Group on the 'Anthropocene' site viewed August 9, 2016
Information found: ('Anthropocene'; term coined by Paul Crutzen and Eugene Stoermer in 2000 to denote the present time interval, in which many geologically significant conditions and processes are profoundly altered by human activities, including changes in: erosion and sediment transport associated with some anthropogenic processes such as colonisation, agriculture, urbanisation and global warming - the chemical composition of the atmosphere, oceans and soils, with significant anthropogenic perturbations of the cycles of elements such as carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus and various metals - environmental conditions generated by these perturbations; these include global warming, ocean acidification and spreading oceanic 'dead zones' - the biosphere both on land and in the sea, as a result of habitat loss, predation, species invasions and the physical and chemical changes noted above. 'Anthropocene' is not a formally defined geological unit within the Geological Time Scale. A proposal to formalise the 'Anthropocene' is being developed by the 'Anthropocene' Working Group for consideration by the International Commission on Stratigraphy, in 2016; currently being considered by the Working Group as a potential geological epoch, i.e. at the same hierarchical level as the Pleistocene and Holocene epochs, with the implication that it is within the Quaternary Period, but that the Holocene has terminated; alternatively, it could be considered at a lower (Age) hierarchical level; that would imply it is a subdivision of the ongoing Holocene Epoch. To be accepted as a formal term the 'Anthropocene' needs to be (a) scientifically justified (i.e. the 'geological signal' currently being produced in strata now forming must be sufficiently large, clear and distinctive) and (b) useful as a formal term to the scientific community. In terms of (b), the currently informal term 'Anthropocene' has already proven to be very useful to the global change research community and thus will continue to be used, but it remains to be determined whether formalisation within the Geological Time Scale would make it more useful or broaden its usefulness to other scientific communities, such as the geological community. The beginning of the 'Anthropocene' is most generally considered to be at c. 1800 CE, around the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in Europe (Crutzen's original suggestion); other potential candidates for time boundaries have been suggested, at both earlier dates (within or even before the Holocene) or later (e.g. at the start of the nuclear age). A formal 'Anthropocene' might be defined either with reference to a particular point within a stratal section, that is, a Global Stratigraphic Section and Point (GSSP), colloquially known as a 'golden spike; or, by a designated time boundary (a Global Standard Stratigraphic Age))

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Source citation: Smithsonian magazine, Jan. 2013; viewed online Sept. 7, 2016
Information found: (Stromberg, Joseph. What is the Anthropocene and Are We in It?)

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Source citation: Inverse, viewed online Sept. 7, 2016
Information found: (Ronson, Jacqueline. Hungry for chicken and nukes, humans pushed Earth into a new Epoch: the Anthropocene is the real deal. Did humans end the Holocene epoch? A panel of experts convened by the International Commission on Stratigraphy thinks so. The stratigraphers involved overwhelmingly agreed that the Anthropocene is the real deal, and it probably started around 1950. The group will present the proof to the ICS for official ratification. The clear indicators that indicate the boundary of epochs between the Holocene and the Anthropocene include the concentration of chicken bones, the appearance of plastic rocks, and the presence of radioactivity associated with the proliferation of nuclear weapons testing)

688 ## - APPLICATION HISTORY NOTE

Institution to which field applies: TR-AnTOB
Application history note: Op 13.11.2023

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Authority record control number or standard number: https://lccn.loc.gov/sh2016001862
Source of heading or term: lcsh