anthropocene

informal geologic chronological term
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anthropocene

Summary

anthropocene is an epoch[1]. anthropocene draws 931 Wikipedia views per month (epoch category, ranking #6 of 20).[2]

Key Facts

  • anthropocene's instance of is recorded as epoch[3].
  • anthropocene's instance of is recorded as series[4].
  • Homo sapiens is named after anthropocene[5].
  • anthropocene followed Holocene extinction[6].
  • anthropocene is part of Quaternary[7].
  • anthropocene's Commons category is recorded as Anthropocene[8].
  • anthropocene's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 43.46805555555556, 'lon': -79.94861111111112}[9].
  • anthropocene's has cause is recorded as human overpopulation[10].
  • anthropocene's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Anthropocene[11].
  • noosphere inspired anthropocene[12].
  • anthropocene's facet of is recorded as human-nature relationship[13].
  • anthropocene's studied by is recorded as Quaternary science[14].
  • anthropocene's studied by is recorded as anthropology[15].
  • anthropocene's studied by is recorded as Earth science[16].
  • anthropocene's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Climate change[17].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include epoch[3] and series[4].

Origins

Homo sapiens is named after anthropocene[5].

Use and Application

anthropocene is part of Quaternary[7].

Why It Matters

anthropocene draws 931 Wikipedia views per month (epoch category, ranking #6 of 20).[2] anthropocene has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] anthropocene is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location {'lat': 43.46805555555556, 'lon': -79.94861111111112}
    Facet of human-nature relationship
    Follows
    Inspired by noosphere
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 28142, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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