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==Purpose==
 
==Purpose==
 
This template simplifies the task of creating a geological range (as per {{tl|Geological range}}) based on one or two named geological periods when you want the period names to be wiki-linked.
 
This template simplifies the task of creating a geological range (as per {{tl|Geological range}}) based on one or two named geological periods when you want the period names to be wiki-linked.
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It does ''not'' have the flexibility of the full {{tl|Geological range}} template, which should always be used to create a geological range in any other way (e.g. based on numerical dates, or with an extended range).
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==Usage==
 
==Usage==
 
There are two ways of using the template:
 
There are two ways of using the template:

Revision as of 21:23, 12 February 2011

Purpose

This template simplifies the task of creating a geological range (as per {{Geological range}}) based on one or two named geological periods when you want the period names to be wiki-linked.

It does not have the flexibility of the full {{Geological range}} template, which should always be used to create a geological range in any other way (e.g. based on numerical dates, or with an extended range).

Usage

There are two ways of using the template:

  • {{Geological range/linked|period name|ref=reference (optional)}}
  • {{Geological range/linked|first period name|second period name|ref=reference (optional)}}.

Examples:

  • {{Geological range/linked|Silurian}} produces:

User:Peter coxhead/Test/T2

  • {{Geological range/linked|Silurian|Early Permian}} produces:

User:Peter coxhead/Test/T2

  • {{Geological range/linked|Middle Devonian|ref=<ref>Dummy reference</ref>}} produces:

User:Peter coxhead/Test/T2

Note that this template does not provide any of the other parameters of {{Geological range}}.

Errors

If you have specified the parameters correctly and this template generates an error, it is likely to be because the period is missing from {{next period}} or {{period start}}. Please go ahead and add it in the appropriate place (once you've checked your spelling!).

You also need to add the period to {{period start error}} so that other templates which display geological dates, such as {{period span}} will work properly with this new period name.

Sources

For documentation on the sources of the dates and other information, see Template:Period start.

See also