Enum: ChronoAgeSysEnum
Options for specifying the chonometric age reference or timescale of a date.
URI: ChronoAgeSysEnum
Permissible Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| BCE | Before Common Era (before year 0 in the Christian calendar), equivalent to BC... |
| CE | Common Era (after year 0 in the Christian calendar), equivalent to AD (anno D... |
| BP | Before Present (~1950), known as 'Standard Year' |
| cal BP | Calibrated Before Present (~1950), known as 'Standard Year' |
| cal BCE | Calibrated Before Common Era (year 0 in the Christian calendar), equivalent t... |
| cal CE | Calibrated Common Era (~1950), equivalent to AD (anno Domini, after Christ) |
| ka | kiloannum; thousands of years ago |
| Ma | megaannum; millions of years ago |
Terms
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| earliest_chrono_sys | The reference system associated with the earliest_chrono_age |
| latest_chrono_sys | The reference system associated with the latest_chrono_age |
LinkML Source
name: ChronoAgeSysEnum
description: Options for specifying the chonometric age reference or timescale of
a date.
from_schema: https://w3id.org/mixs
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
BCE:
text: BCE
description: Before Common Era (before year 0 in the Christian calendar), equivalent
to BC (before Christ).
CE:
text: CE
description: Common Era (after year 0 in the Christian calendar), equivalent to
AD (anno Domini, after Christ).
BP:
text: BP
description: Before Present (~1950), known as 'Standard Year'.
cal BP:
text: cal BP
description: Calibrated Before Present (~1950), known as 'Standard Year'.
cal BCE:
text: cal BCE
description: Calibrated Before Common Era (year 0 in the Christian calendar),
equivalent to BC (before Christ).
cal CE:
text: cal CE
description: Calibrated Common Era (~1950), equivalent to AD (anno Domini, after
Christ).
ka:
text: ka
description: kiloannum; thousands of years ago.
Ma:
text: Ma
description: megaannum; millions of years ago.