Skip to contents

Retrieve Macrostrat column age models

Source: R/get_age_model.R
get_age_model.Rd

A function to obtain information about the age models used for Macrostrat columns or sections. This consists of the temporal boundaries applied to the column's constituent units.

Usage

get_age_model(column_id = NULL, section_id = NULL)

Arguments

column_id

integer. Filter age models to those associated with column(s) as specified by their unique identification number(s).

section_id

integer. Filter age models to those associated with section(s) as specified by their unique identification number(s).

Value

A data.frame containing, for each boundary between units for each retrieved age model:

  • boundary_id: The unique identification number of the boundary between two units.

  • col_id: The unique identification number of the Macrostrat column.

  • section_id: The unique identification number of the Macrostrat section.

  • interval_id: The unique identification number of the time interval which the boundary lies within.

  • interval_name: The name of the time interval which the boundary lies within.

  • age_bottom: The numerical lower limit on the age of the boundary (maximum age), in millions of years before present.

  • age_top: The numerical upper limit on the age of the boundary (minimum age), in millions of years before present.

  • rel_position: The relative position of the boundary.

  • model_age: The age of the boundary, as correlated with other ages in the column, in millions of years before present.

  • boundary_status: The method used to determine the age of the boundary.

  • boundary_type: The type of boundary.

  • boundary_position: The position of the boundary.

  • unit_below: The Macrostrat unit beneath the given boundary.

  • unit_above: The Macrostrat unit above the given boundary.

  • ref_id: The unique identification number of the reference.

Details

The Macrostrat age models are used to determine the ages of the boundaries between units in an internally consistent manner, allowing each boundary to be dated with respect to all age information available for the column.

Developer(s)

Bethany Allen

Reviewer(s)

Lewis A. Jones

See also

Macrostrat data entities: def_columns(), get_columns(), get_sections(), get_units()

Examples

# \donttest{
 # Get age model for specific columns by ID
 ex1 <- get_age_model(column_id = c(503, 504))
 # Get age model for specific sections by ID
 ex2 <- get_age_model(section_id = c(65, 22))
# }