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Geologists have identified a site in Canada that they say could mark a new epoch called the Anthropocene. But not everyone agrees.

Scientists on Tuesday designated a small body of water near Toronto, Canada as ground-zero for the Anthropocene, the proposed geological epoch defined by humanity's massive and destabilising impact on the planet.  The heads of those bodies have thus far expressed sharp scepticism towards the Anthropocene, mostly on technical grounds.

(CNN) — Scientists have identified the geological site that they say best reflects a proposed new epoch called the Anthropocene — a major step toward changing the official timeline of

A team of geologists has concluded, after a studying sites around the globe, that a tiny, deep lake in southern Ontario should mark the birth of the modern world.

Scientists on Tuesday designated a small body of water near Toronto, Canada as ground-zero for the Anthropocene, the proposed geological epoch defined by humanity's massive and destabilising impact on the planet.  The heads of those bodies have thus far expressed sharp scepticism towards the Anthropocene, mostly on technical grounds.