Anthroposignata dispersa (Signal-Based Classification)
Golden Spike Instrument, Molesey Heath
Polypropylene Horizon, 0007420 CE
Attributed to Anthroposignata dispersa, this object preserves the dispersed chemical signals of a vanished entity. No bodies remain—only inscriptions in polymer, nitrogen, and microbial disturbance. Interpreted as a signal-event rather than organism, this classification reflects a being known entirely through its stratigraphic traces.
Polymeris sapiens (Material-Entangled Intelligence)
Golden Spike Instrument, Molesey Heath
Polypropylene Horizon, 0007420 CE
This instrument is linked to Polymeris sapiens, a species defined by its intimate entanglement with synthetic matter. The residues suggest an intelligence inseparable from plastic production. Here, cognition and polymer persist together, raising the possibility that the species’ true legacy is not biological, but material.
Stratificata brevis (Geological Event Interpretation)
Golden Spike Instrument, Molesey Heath
Polypropylene Horizon, 0007420 CE
Associated with Stratificata brevis, this object marks a brief but transformative geological interval. The species is understood not as organism, but as a short-duration layer characterised by rapid deposition and global impact. Its existence is measured not in bodies, but in the thickness and intensity of its sedimentary trace.
Residuum anthropogenicum (Archival Residue Classification)
Golden Spike Instrument, Molesey Heath
Polypropylene Horizon, 0007420 CE
Classified as Residuum anthropogenicum, this object contains the residual matter of a species known only through its waste. The preserved samples suggest deliberate collection, yet their meaning remains uncertain. Whether archive or byproduct, the residues persist as the primary evidence of a civilisation reduced to material afterlife.
Informed by Chapter 8 “The Little God”, Footprints: In Search of Future Fossils by David Farrier.