Miocene Mapping Project (MIOMAP) ABSOLUTE (NUMERICAL) AGE TABLE

 

Machine Number

Arbitrary number assigned to each locality

 

Analysis Unit

Name of the smallest subdivision containing the fauna

 

Age ID

Arbitrary number assigned to each date in an Analysis Unit so that more than one date can be entered

 

Associated Date

Numerical date(s) for the Analysis Unit

 

Standard Deviation

Standard deviation for the associated data

 

Dating Method

Four-character code used to obtain the associated date

 

Material Type

Type of material dated

 

Lab

Acronym for the laboratory that processed the date and laboratory number

 

Date Position

The vertical position of the associated data in the Analysis Unit

 

Confidence of Date

Confidence of the date as recorded in the site references

 

Bibnum

Bibliography number of information