The Anthropocene is a prospective epoch/series, not a geological event

Authors: Martin J. Head, Jan Zalasiewicz, Colin N. Waters, Simon Turner, Mark Williams, Anthony D. Barnosky, Will Steffen, Michael Wagreich, P. K. Haff, Jaia Syvitski, Reinhold Leinfelder, Francine M.G. McCarthy, Neil L. Rose, Scott L. Wing, Zhisheng An, Alejandro Cearreta, Andrew B. Cundy, Ian J. Fairchild, Yongming Han, Juliana A. Ivar do Sul, Catherine Jeandel, John McNeill, Colin Summerhayes - Episodes 2022 cited by 48

Martin J. Head, Jan A. Zalasiewicz, Colin N. Waters, Simon D. Turner, Mark Williams, Anthony D. Barnosky, Will Steffen, Michael Wagreich, Peter K. Haff , Jaia Syvitski, Reinhold Leinfelder, Francine M.G. McCarthy, Neil L. Rose, Scott L. Wing, Zhisheng An, Alejandro Cearreta, Andrew B. Cundy, Ian J. Fairchild, Yongming Han, Juliana A. Ivar do Sul, Catherine Jeandel, J.R. McNeill, Colin P. Summerhayes. Episodes 2023;46:229-38. https://doi.org/10.18814/epiiugs/2022/022025