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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:

Silurian Template:Phanerozoic 220px

Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".

Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".

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

Wenlock Template:Phanerozoic 220px

Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".

Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".

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

Silurian to Early Permian Template:Phanerozoic 220px

Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".

Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".

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

Middle Devonian[1] Template:Phanerozoic 220px

Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".

Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".

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

  1. Dummy reference

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