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Usage
Specify parameters as instructed below.
- {{{name}}} will default to the name of the page if unspecified.
- {{{period}}} should specify the main period in which the unit lies; if this value is a unlinked standard period name, this value will colour the taxobox according to the international standard period colours.
- If {{{age}}} is unspecified, then the value of {{{period}}} will also be used to illustrate the unit's stratigraphic range (see Template:Period color).
- When specified, the mark up text for {{{age}}} appears for the unit's stratigraphic range, and if includes Template:fossilrange or Template:Geological range may illustrate the unit's temporal range (see examples).
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
| Type | Geological formation |
|---|---|
| Thickness | up to [convert: needs a number] |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: Missing latitude {{#coordinates:}}: invalid latitude |
| Extent | [convert: needs a number] |
| Type section | |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: Missing latitude {{#coordinates:}}: invalid latitude |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | Coordinates: Missing latitude {{#coordinates:}}: invalid latitude |
</syntaxhighlight>
Usage examples
| Marcellus Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Mid Devonian, ~ | |
 Marcellus shale exposure above Marcellus, New York | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Hamilton Group |
| Sub-units | {list of sub-units} |
| Underlies | Mahantango Formation |
| Overlies | Onondaga Formation |
| Area | {area} |
| Thickness | up to 900 feet (270 m) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Shale |
| Other | Slate, Limestone, Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 42°59′N 76°20′W / 42.99°N 76.34°W |
| Region | Appalachian Basin of eastern North America |
| Country | {country} |
| Extent | 600 miles (970 km) |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Marcellus, New York |
| Named by | James Hall |
| Year defined | 1839 |
| Country | United States |
| File:Little Belts.PNG Extent of the Marcellus Formation | |
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
| Marcellus Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Mid Devonian, ~ | |
Marcellus shale exposure
above Marcellus, New York | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Hamilton Group |
| Sub-units | {list of sub-units} |
| Underlies | Mahantango Formation |
| Overlies | Onondaga Formation |
| Area | {area} |
| Thickness | up to 900 feet (270 m) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Shale |
| Other | Slate, Limestone, Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 42°59′N 76°20′W / 42.99°N 76.34°W |
| Region | Appalachian Basin of
<eastern North America |
| Country | {country} |
| Extent | 600 miles (970 km) |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Marcellus, New York |
| Named by | James Hall |
| Year defined | 1839 |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: Missing latitude {{#coordinates:}}: invalid latitude |
| Country | United States |
| File:Little Belts.PNG Extent of the Marcellus Formation | |
</syntaxhighlight>
| Cretaceous chalk | |
|---|---|
Stratigraphic range: | |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Chalk |
| Location | |
| Country | U.K. |
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
| Cretaceous chalk | |
|---|---|
Stratigraphic range: | |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Chalk |
| Location | |
| Country | U.K. |
</syntaxhighlight>
| Dakota Formation / Group | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Albian-Cenomanian, around |
Because the Dakota straddles the Albian-Cenomanian (early/late) boundary, the Cretaceous is used for the colour: <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
| Dakota Formation / Group | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Albian-Cenomanian, around |
</syntaxhighlight>
Tracking category
Template Data
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| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| name | name | no description | Unknown | optional |
| period | period | no description | Unknown | optional |
| age | age | no description | Unknown | optional |