Machine
Number
Arbitrary number assigned to each locality |
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Analysis
Unit
Name of the smallest subdivision containing the fauna |
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Period
Geologic
period of the Analysis Unit |
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Epoch
Geologic
epoch of the Analysis Unit
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Age
Geologic
age of the Analysis Unit |
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Land-Mammal
Age
Land-mammal
age of the Analysis Unit |
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Magnetochron
Magnetic
chronology of the Analysis Unit |
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Minimum
Age
Minimum
age of the Analysis Unit in years before present |
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Minimum
Age Method
Method
used to determine the minimum age of the Analysis Unit
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Maximum
Age
Maximum
age of the Analysis Unit in years before present
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Maximum
Age Method
Method
used to determine the maximum age of the Analysis Unit
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Arch
Period
Geologic
period assigned to the Analysis Unit the first time the it was discussed
in the literature |
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Arch
Epoch
Geologic
epoch assigned to the Analysis Unit the first time it was discussed
in the literature
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Arch
Age
Geologic
age assigned to the Analysis Unit the first time the it was discussed
in the literature |
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Arch
Land-Mammal Age
Land-mammal
age assigned to the Analysis Unit the first time the it was discussed
in the literature
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Arch
Bibnum
Bibliography
number of the publication used for the Arch age data |
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Agent
Agent(s)
of accumulation responsible for the bone accumulation in the Analysis
Unit |
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Recovery
Method
Method
by which the fauna was recovered from the Analysis Unit
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Depositional
System
Highest
category of classification of sedimentary accumulations
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Depositional
Environment
Subdivision
of depositional systems |
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Facies
Subdivision
of depositional environment
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Mixing
Evidence
for mixing of fauna in Analysis Unit
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Member
Name
Member
name of the Analysis Unit
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Formation
Name
Formation
name of the Analysis Unit
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