What is the anthropocene epoch?

It is the epoch we may now be living in. It is supposed to be the epoch in which humans have become so widespread that we have had a major impact on the world's ecosystems. It… was first introduced a few years back and the geological societies are considering adding it to the geologic time scale. The time when the epoch started is thought to be around the time of the Industrial Revolution. Anthropo means "human", and cene means "new" (MORE)