Term: geological epoch (geological_epoch)
The geological epoch approximating to the period within which the specimen or sample existed. Where possible use terms from ontologies. NOTE: This term is for geological timescales. For more precise or anthropogenic defined periods, use Cultural Era.
URI: MIXS:0001374
Applicable Checklists and Extensions
NOTE: does not include Combinations (of checklists and extensions) that use geological_epoch.
| Name | Description | Checklist/Extension |
|---|---|---|
| Ancient | A collection of terms appropriate when collecting samples and sequencing samp... | Extension |
| MimsHostAssociatedAncient | MIxS Data that comply with the Mims checklist, and HostAssociated and Ancient... | - |
| MimsHumanAssociatedAncient | MIxS Data that comply with the Mims checklist, and HumanAssociated and Ancien... | - |
| MimsHumanOralAncient | MIxS Data that comply with the Mims checklist, and HumanOral and Ancient exte... | - |
| MimsHumanGutAncient | MIxS Data that comply with the Mims checklist, and HumanGut and Ancient exten... | - |
| MimsHumanSkinAncient | MIxS Data that comply with the Mims checklist, and HumanSkin and Ancient exte... | - |
| MimsSedimentAncient | MIxS Data that comply with the Mims checklist, and Sediment and Ancient exten... | - |
| MimsSoilAncient | MIxS Data that comply with the Mims checklist, and Soil and Ancient extension... | - |
| MimsPlantAssociatedAncient | MIxS Data that comply with the Mims checklist, and PlantAssociated and Ancien... | - |
Properties
- Range: GeolEpochEnum
- Cardinality: 0..1
Examples
| Value |
|---|
| Pleistocene |
| Upper Cretaceous |
| Pliocene |
Annotations
- Expected_value: ontology term; text
LinkML Source
name: geological_epoch
annotations:
Expected_value:
tag: Expected_value
value: ontology term; text
description: 'The geological epoch approximating to the period within which the specimen
or sample existed. Where possible use terms from ontologies. NOTE: This term is
for geological timescales. For more precise or anthropogenic defined periods, use
`Cultural Era`.'
title: geological epoch
examples:
- value: Pleistocene
- value: Upper Cretaceous
- value: Pliocene
in_subset:
- nucleic acid sequence source
from_schema: https://w3id.org/mixs
keywords:
- ancient
- age
slot_uri: MIXS:0001374
domain_of:
- Ancient
- MimsHostAssociatedAncient
- MimsHumanAssociatedAncient
- MimsHumanOralAncient
- MimsHumanGutAncient
- MimsHumanSkinAncient
- MimsSedimentAncient
- MimsSoilAncient
- MimsPlantAssociatedAncient
range: GeolEpochEnum
required: false
recommended: false
multivalued: false