LOOKUP TABLES:
Locality Table Shortcut Terminology
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State Abbreviation |
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Precision of Geographic Location |
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AR
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Arkansas
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ND
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North Dakota
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E
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Exact (lat/long)
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AZ
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Arizona
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NE
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Nebraska
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QA
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Quadrangle Approximate
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CA
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California
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NM
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New Mexico
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QP
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Quadrangle Precise
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CO
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Colorado
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NV
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Nevada
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QC
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Quad. in center of county
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FL
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Florida
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OK
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Oklahoma
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T
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USGS
Township
Coord.
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IA
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Iowa
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OR
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Oregon
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ID
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Idaho
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SD
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South Dakota
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KS
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Kansas
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TX
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Texas
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LA
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Louisiana
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UT
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Utah
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MN
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Minnesota
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WA
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Washington
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MO
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Missouri
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WY
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Wyoming
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MT
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Montana
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Repository Abbreviations
Follow those used by FAUNMAP plus:
| ACM |
Amherst
College
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| CIT |
California Institute of Technology |
| CSM |
Colorado
School
of Mines |
| F:AM |
Frick
Collections
American
Museum
of Natural History |
| LS |
Ralph B. Clark Interpretive Center,
Los
Coyotes
Regional
Park
,
Buena Park
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| LSA |
LSA Associates, Inc. |
| MCZ |
Museum
of
Comparative
Zoology,
Harvard
University
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| OCPC |
Orange
County
Paleontological Collection |
| OMNH |
Oklahoma
Museum
of Natural History |
| SDNHM |
San Diego
Natural
History
Museum
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| SDSNH |
San Diego
Society of Natural History |
| USGS |
United States Geological Survey |
Faunal Comment Table Shortcut Terminology
ID Confidence
| Q |
Confidence questioned |
| CF |
Probably |
| AF |
Affinity with |
Context
| A |
Articulated |
| AS |
Associated |
| I |
Intrusive |
| RE |
Redeposited |
Age/Deposit Table Shortcut Terminology
Period and Archival Period
Epoch and Archival Epoch
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EPLI
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Early Pliocene (5.3-3.6 Ma)
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LMIO
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Late Miocene (11.2-5.3 Ma)
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MMIO
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Middle Miocene (16.4-11.2 Ma)
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EMIO
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Early Miocene (23.8-16.4 Ma)
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LOLI
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Late Oligocene (28.5-23.8 Ma)
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EOLI
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Early Oligocene (33.7-28.5 Ma)
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PLIO
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Pliocene (5.3-2 Ma)
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MIOC
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Miocene (23.8-5.3 Ma)
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OLIG
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Oligocene (33.7-23.8 Ma)
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OLMI
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Oligocene-Miocene (33.7-5.3 Ma)
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MIPL
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Miocene-Pliocene (23.8-2.0 Ma)
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Age and Archival Age
Publications prior to 2003 use slightly different dates for the EHMF, LLAK, ELAK, and LEAK
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LLHP
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Late Late Hemphillian (5.9-4.7 Ma)
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ELHP
LEHP
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Early Late Hemphillian (6.7-5.9 Ma)
Late Early Hemphillian (7.5-6.7 Ma)
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EEHP
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Early Early Hemphillian (9-7.5 Ma)
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LCLA
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Late Clarendonian (10-9 Ma)
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MCLA
ECLA
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Middle Clarendonian (12-10 Ma)
Early Clarendonian (12.5-12 Ma)
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LBAR
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Late Barstovian (14.8-12.5 Ma)
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EBAR
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Early Barstovian (15.9-14.8 Ma)
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LHMF
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Late Hemingfordian (17.5-15.9 Ma)
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EHMF
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Early Hemingfordian (18.8-17.5 Ma)
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LLAK
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Late Late Arikareean (19.5-18.8 Ma)
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ELAK
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Early Late Arikareean (23.8-19.5 Ma)
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LEAK
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Late Early Arikareean (27.9-23.8 Ma)
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EEAK
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Early Early Arikareean (30-27.9 Ma)
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HEMP
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Hemphillian (9-4.7 Ma)
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CLAR
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Clarendonian (12.5-9 Ma)
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BARS
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Barstovian (15.9-12.5 Ma)
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HEMI
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Hemingfordian (18.8-15.9 Ma)
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ARIK
EHMP
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Arikareean (30-18.8 Ma)
Early Hemphillian (9-6.7)
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LARK
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Late Arikareean (23.8-18.8 Ma)
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EARK
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Early Arikareean (30-23.8 Ma)
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HPBL
CLHP
BACL
HEBA
ARHE
WHAR
WHIT
BLAN
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Hemphillian/Blancan (9-1.7 Ma)
Clarendonian/Hemphillian (12.5-4.7 Ma)
Barstovian/Clarendonian (15.9-9 Ma)
Hemingfordian/Barstovian (18.8-12.5 Ma)
Arikareean/Hemingfordian (30-15.9 Ma)
Whitneyan/Arikareean (32.2-18.8 Ma)
Whitneyan (32.2-30 Ma)
Blancan (4.7-1.7 Ma)
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Land Mammal Age and Archival Land Mammal Age
| WHIT |
Whitneyan |
| ARIK |
Arikareean |
| HEMI |
Hemingfordian |
| BARS |
Barstovian |
| CLAR |
Clarendonian |
| HEMP |
Hemphillian |
| BLAN |
Blancan |
Minimum and Maximum Age Methods
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40KA
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40K/40AR
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FIST
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Fission track
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39AR
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40AR/39AR laser fusion
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PMAG
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Paleomagnetic
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BIOS
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Biostratigraphic
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STRA
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Stratigraphic correlation
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CORR
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Corrected date
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TEPH
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Tephrachronology
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RBSR
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Rubidium/Strontium
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Agent of Accumulation
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DP
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Depositional processes
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AH
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Anthill
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| NA |
Natural attrition |
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NC
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Natural catastrophe
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RW
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Reworked
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Recovery Method
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NOSC
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No screen-washing known to have occurred
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CRSE
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All excavated material was coarse-screened (>1/16-inch mesh)
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FINE
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All excavated material was fine-screened (£1/16-inch mesh)
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FISM
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Only a sample of the excavated material was fine-screened
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CRFI
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All excavated material was coarse-screened, and a representative sample was fine-screened
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MESE
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All excavated material was medium screened (1/8-inch mesh)
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FLOT
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Excavated material was recovered from flotation sample
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DONA
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Material was donated, and excavation technique is unknown
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SASC
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Material excavated was screened, mesh size/type unknown
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Depositional System
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LC
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Lacustrine
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SP
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Spring
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FL
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Fluvial
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VC
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Volcanic
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GR
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Gravity
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MA
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Marine
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AE
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Aeolian
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BI
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Biological
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CV
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Cave
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AN
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Anthropogenic
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Depositional Environment |
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Facies |
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AL
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Alluvial fan
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AE
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Aeolian
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AF
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Ash fall
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AL
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Alluvium
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AR
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Arroyo
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AN
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Asphaltic sand
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AS
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Asphalt
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AS
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Asphaltic seep
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BG
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Bog
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BC
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Beach
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BI
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Biological
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BD
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Breakdown
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BS
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Braided stream
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BR
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Bar
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CH
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Channel
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BS
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Bedrock disintegration
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CD
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Conduit
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BW
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Burrow
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CF
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Colluvial fan
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CG
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Coarse-grained
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CL
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Colluvium
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CL
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Channel lag
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CM
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Coarse-grained meander belt
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CP
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Chemical precipitates
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CU
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Cultural
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CS
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Crevasse splay
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DB
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Deep sea benthic
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DC
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Deltaic coarse
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DF
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Debris fall
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DG
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Dung
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DL
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Deflation lag
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DI
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Diatomite
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DN
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Dune
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DW
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Deep water muds
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ES
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Estuarine
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FG
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Fine-grained
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FB
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Floodplain basin
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FL
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Fluvial
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FF
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Fluvial floodplain
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FP
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Floodplain
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FL
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Flow
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HB
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Burial
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FM
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Fine-grained meander belt
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LC
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Lacustrine
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FS
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Fissure
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LV
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Levee
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HZ
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Horizontal
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MD
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Mound
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KT
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Kettle
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ML
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Marl
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LB
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Littoral benthic
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MN
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Midden
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LF
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Lava flow
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OD
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Occupation debris
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LK
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Lake
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PA
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Paleosol
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LS
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Loess
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PB
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Point bar
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LT
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Lava tube
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PD
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Pond
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NA
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Nuee ardente
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PT
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Peat
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OW
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Outwash/Overbank
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SW
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Shallow water muds
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OX
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Oxbow lake
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TC
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Talus cone
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PD
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Pond
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TE
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Terrace
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PL
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Playa
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TR
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Travertine
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PT
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Pit
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TU
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Tufa
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RS
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Rockshelter
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UC
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Unsorted
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SH
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Sinkhole
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VR
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Varved
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SL
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Slump
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SS
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Sand sheet
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TK
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Thermokarst lake
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WD
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Wadi
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WP
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Wave-cut platform
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Mixing of Sediments
| Y |
Mixing present |
| P |
Mixing possible |
| N |
No evidence for mixing |
Absolute Dating Table Shortcut Terminology
Dating Method
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40KA
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40K/40AR
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RBSR
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Rubidium/Strontium
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39AR
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40AR/39AR laser fusion
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FIST
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Fission track
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CORR
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Corrected date
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PMAG
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Paleomagnetic
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Material Type used for Absolute Date
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BAPP
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Bone apatite/carbonate
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HUMT
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Humate
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BCOL
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Bone collagen
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LAVA
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Lava/basalt
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BOMN
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Bone-amino acid
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OBSI
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Obsidian
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BONE
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Bone
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ORGM
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Organic mud
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CARB
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Carbonate
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PALS
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Paleosol
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CHAR
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Charcoal
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PEAT
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Peat
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CORI
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Corrected isotopically
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PLNT
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Plant material
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CORR
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Corrected date
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POTT
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Pottery
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DUNG
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Dung
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SHCA
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Shell-carbonate
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ENAM
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Enamel-tooth
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SHEL
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Shell
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FEAT
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Feature or structure
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SHOR
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Shell-organics
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GYTJ
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Gyttja
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VASH
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Volcanic ash
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HFEA
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Historic feature
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Lab Abbreviations
| ACM |
Berkeley
Geochronology Laboratory
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| CIT |
California Institute of Technology |
| DART |
Dartmouth
University
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| KL |
Kline Laboratory
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| LDEO |
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory |
| MCM |
McMaster
University
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| PITT |
University
of
Pittsburgh
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| QUOT |
Queen’s University,
Ontario
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| UA |
University
of
Arizona
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| UCB |
University
of
California
,
Berkeley
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| UCR |
University
of
California
,
Riverside
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| UF |
University
of
Florida
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| UNE |
University
of
Nebraska
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| USC |
University
of
Southern California
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| USGS |
United State Geological Survey
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| UU |
University
of
Utah
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| YU |
Yale
University
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Absolute Date Position |
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Confidence of Absolute Date |
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UC
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Upper contact of Analysis Unit
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OC
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Date too old, contamination probable
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UP
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Upper portion of Analysis Unit
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YC
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Date too young, contamination probable
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MP
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Middle portion of Analysis Unit
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YM
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Date too young, context disturbed
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LP
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Lower portion of Analysis Unit
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OM
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Date too old, context disturbed
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LC
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Lower contact of Analysis Unit
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RJ
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Date rejected by author
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QD
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Date questioned but not rejected by author
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IN YU OU
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Infinite
Too young, unknown reason
Too old, unknown reason |
