A Japanese research team on Wednesday submitted an application to an international organization for the geological age from 770,000 to 126,000 years ago to be recognized as « Chibanian, » named after Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo.
A Japanese research team on Wednesday submitted an application to an international organization for the geological age from 770,000 to 126,000 years ago to be recognized as « Chibanian, » named after Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo.
If Chibanian is accepted, it will be the first time for a period of geological time to be given a Japanese-related name.
The application to the International Union of Geological Sciences is aimed at gaining recognition that a stratum in Ichihara in the prefecture has the best condition of such layers worldwide for observing the geologic period.
