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Ediacaran and Anthropocene: Poetry as a Reader of Deep Time
- Don McKay (author)
Chapter of: Making the Geologic Now: Responses to Material Conditions of Contemporary Life(pp. 46–55)
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| Title | Ediacaran and Anthropocene |
|---|---|
| Subtitle | Poetry as a Reader of Deep Time |
| Contributor | Don McKay (author) |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.21983/P3.0014.1.06 |
| Landing page | https://punctumbooks.com/titles/making-the-geologic-now/ |
| License | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ |
| Copyright | McKay, Don |
| Publisher | punctum books |
| Published on | 2012-12-04 |
| Long abstract | Two new developments in the taxonomy of temporality provide the focus for this discussion. One is the official recognition of a new, and very old, geologic period, the Ediacaran, now understood to occupy the stretch of deep time between 575 and 542 million years ago, directly preceding the Cambrian, with its remarkable radiation of life forms. This recognition is precipitated by the discovery, dating, and analysis of thirty or so species representing an entirely new biota in the fossil record, the earliest animals on the planet. The other wrinkle in our idea of time involves the proposal to name, or re-name, the current epoch after the species that has been most responsible for its character and style, as well as the content of most of its narratives. “The Anthropocene,” if accepted, would acknowledge ourselves as the superstars we have been for some time. |
| Page range | pp. 46–55 |
| Print length | 10 pages |
| Language | English (Original) |