Term: geological epoch (geological_epoch)

The geological epoch approximating to the period within which the specimen or sample existed. Where possible use terms from ontologies. NOTE: This term is for geological timescales. For more precise or anthropogenic defined periods, use Cultural Era.

URI: MIXS:999999921

Properties

• Range: GeolEpochEnum
• Cardinality: 0..1

Examples

Value
Pleistocene
Upper Cretaceous
Pliocene

Annotations

• Expected_value: ontology term; text

LinkML Source

name: geological_epoch
annotations:
  Expected_value:
    tag: Expected_value
    value: ontology term; text
description: 'The geological epoch approximating to the period within which the specimen
  or sample existed. Where possible use terms from ontologies. NOTE: This term is
  for geological timescales. For more precise or anthropogenic defined periods, use
  `Cultural Era`.'
title: geological epoch
examples:
- value: Pleistocene
- value: Upper Cretaceous
- value: Pliocene
in_subset:
- nucleic acid sequence source
from_schema: https://w3id.org/mixs
rank: 1000
keywords:
- ancient
- age
slot_uri: MIXS:999999921
alias: geological_epoch
domain_of:
- Ancient
range: GeolEpochEnum
required: false
recommended: false
multivalued: false