get_age_model {rmacrostrat}R Documentation

Retrieve Macrostrat column age models

Description

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).

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.

Value

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

Developer(s)

Bethany Allen

Reviewer(s)

Lewis A. Jones

See Also

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

Examples


 # 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))


[Package rmacrostrat version 1.0.0 Index]