In November it was reported that a stratum (layer of rock) in Ichihara City, Chiba Prefecture may be named “Chibanian.”
In Latin Chibanian means “Chiba Age,” and it represents the geological time period from 770,000 to 126,000 years ago.
The reversal of the Earth’s magnetic fields is believed to have occurred 11 times in the past 3,600,000 years.
Chibanian is said to be when the last reversal of the Earth’s magnetic field occurred.
Just as with the Jurassic and Cretaceous ages, a Japanese place name may become a designated geological age.
11月
juuichigatsu
November
千葉県
chibakenn
Chiba Prefecture
市原市
ichiharashi
Ichihara City
地層の年代が
chisou no nendai ga
(a) stratum (layer of rock)
「チバニアン」と
“chibaniann” to
Chibanian
名付けられる
nadukerareru
named
かもしれない
kamoshirenai
may be
報道されました。
houdou sare mashita.
(it) was reported
チバニアンは
chibaniann ha
Chibanian
「千葉時代」を
“chiba jidai” wo
Chiba Age
77万
nanajuunana mann
seven hundred seventy thousand
12万6千年
juuni mann roku senn nenn
one hundred twenty six thousand years
地層年代を
chisou nenndai wo
(the) geological time period
指します。
sashimasu.
(it) represents
地球の磁気は
chikyuu no chijiki ha
(the) Earth’s magnetic fields
360万年の
sanbyakurokujuu mann nenn no
three million six hundred thousand years
11回
juuikkai
eleven times
逆転
gyakutenn
(the) reversal of
しています。
shite imasu.
(is believed to) have occurred
地磁気が
chijiki ga
(the) Earth’s magnetic field
最後に逆転
saigo ni gyakutenn
(the) last reversal (of)
したのが
shita noga
(to be occurred)
千葉時代
chiba jidai
Chibanian
言われています。
iwarete imasu.
is said
ジュラ紀、
juraki,
(the) Jurassic
白亜紀
hakuaki
(and) Cretaceous ages
のように、
no youni,
just as with
日本の地名が
nihonn no chimei ga
(a) Japanese place name
地質時代に
chishitsu jidai ni
(a) geological age
残ることが
nokoru koto ga
designated
決まる見込みです。
kimaru mikomi desu.
may become