The fossils being formed today will show how humankind disrupted life on Earth

By Mark Williams, Professor of Palaeobiology, University of Leicester
Anthony D. Barnosky, Professor Emeritus, Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley
Elizabeth Hadly, Professor of Earth System Science, and Paul S. and Billie Achilles Chair of Environmental Science, Stanford University
Jan Zalasiewicz, Professor of Palaeobiology, University of Leicester

Such massive disruptions have in the past been caused by volcanoes or meteorites. Only humans have done this with full awareness of their actions.

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