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The Anthropocene essentially would be the time of human influence on the planet. That's controversial though, because geology is a retrospective discipline. The rocks of the Anthropocene haven't been deposited yet, really.

Kenneth Lacovara

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Kenneth Lacovara
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: March 11
Paleontologist
New Jersey
United States
Kenneth John Lacovara
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