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The era of technofossils
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Master of How humans rewrote Earth's rock history
007skaty The Era of Technofossils
The things we leave behind within the layers of the stone Now outnumber every living species that is known
007skaty First described in 2014 on Hawaii's Kamilo Beach, plastiglomerates form when heat fuses plastic waste with basalt, coral,
007skaty A fashion model poses elegantly with polished chicken bones under dramatic studio lights.
007skaty Sort everyday objects into rock layers to discover how our technology becomes future fossils.
Chicken bones: The bones of the modern broiler chicken are so physically distinct from wild birds that they will be a primary fossil marker of our era.
A human-made object or material that persists in the environment and becomes part of the geological record. The project documents such technofossils accumulating at the massive Dandora landfill in Nairobi, Kenya.
007skaty Human construction is leaving a permanent layer of concrete in Earth's crust.
What is a 'plastiglomerate,' a new type of stone first identified on beaches in Hawaii?
Which of the following is considered a human-made 'mineral' because it is a crystalline substance created solely through human industrial activity?
Approximately how much concrete have humans manufactured, creating a massive artificial rock layer across the globe?
What term do geologists use to describe human-made artifacts, like plastics and electronics, that will be preserved in the fossil record?
Which synthetic material, invented in the early 20th century, is so durable that its microscopic particles are now found in sediment from the deepest ocean trenches?
Why do scientists predict that future paleontologists will find billions of fossilized broiler chicken bones from our era?