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A range of published arguments against formalizing the Anthropocene as a geological time unit\udhave variously suggested that it is a misleading term of non-stratigraphic origin and usage, is based on insignificant\udtemporal and material stratigraphic content unlike that used to define older geological time units,\udis focused on observation of human history or speculation about the future rather than geologically significant\udevents, and is driven more by politics than science. In response, we contend that the Anthropocene is a functional\udterm that has firm geological grounding in a well-characterized stratigraphic record. This record, although\udoften lithologically thin, is laterally extensive, rich in detail and already reflects substantial elapsed\ud(and in part irreversible) change to the Earth System that is comparable to or greater in magnitude than that\udof previous epoch-scale transitions. The Anthropocene differs from previously defined epochs in reflecting\udcontemporary geological change, which in turn also leads to the term’s use over a wide range of social and\udpolitical discourse. Nevertheless, that use remains entirely distinct from its demonstrable stratigraphic underpinning.  Here we respond to the arguments opposing the geological validity and utility of the Anthropocene,\udand submit that a strong case may be made for the Anthropocene to be treated as a formal chronostratigraphic\udunit and added to the Geological Time Scale.Peer-reviewedPublisher Versio

Making the case for a formal Anthropocene Epoch: an analysis of ongoing critiques