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Geological timescale template
Usage
Use the format {{Ma|Years_ago|Suffix}} or {{mya|Years_ago|Suffix}}.
Years_ago can take a number, or a period name, in which case it will return the date the period started
Suffix is optional and defaults to "million years ago". If a suffix is provided, it will be linked to mya (unit)
Examples
- {{mya|65|mya}}
- gives
65 mya
- {{mya|542|MA}}
- gives
- {{Ma|250}}
- gives
250 million years ago
Rationale
With geological time, it is often genuinely useful for the lay reader, with little grasp of how long ago 500 million years really is, to be able to quickly flick to a timescale.
Hence, this template allows an easy way to implement such links.
Example
This is the current rendering of 63Ma: