This geological signature consists of ... This is why the K-Pg boundary is so important. It marks the time when this cataclysmic event occurred, when the age of reptiles (dinosaurs) ended, and ...

The geologic time scale provides the official framework ... represented by a single geological site — known as the Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) — that best captures ...

Earth's geologic epochs—time periods defined by evidence in rock ... have been so great that they'll result in an obvious boundary in Earth's rock layers, the authors say.

“There’s a very precise geochemical boundary that is present across ... are convinced that the Anthropocene belongs on the geologic time scale. All other epochs have been named millennia ...

“For a long time there was debate in the scientific ... She suggested thinking about this subterranean boundary zone as a geological aspic. “It’s kind of a hard thing to visualize ...

"This boundary can be viewed in many places ... he and Ault note that their forensic tool can be applied throughout geologic time to investigate weathering, alternation and erosion of Earth's ...

Scientists confirm Zealandia, Earth's eighth continent, submerged almost two million square miles, with only 5% above water.

Are we really living in the Anthropocene, the geological time marked by the global impact ... of reference by means of a material and temporal boundary called a Global Boundary Stratotype Section ...

"Our last boundary, between the Holocene and the ... She said seeing a new line on the geological time scale isn't what she wants the most. "My major goal is to have as many humans pay attention ...