This dataset provides the interval table used for updating the intervals in Sepkoski's fossil marine animal genera compendium with the International Geological Time Scale 2023. This table was generated based on published literature and the GeoWhen Database. In the majority of cases, this was a clear conversion. However, in several cases reasonable interpretation was required.
Format
A data.frame with 302 rows and 4 variables:
- interval_max
A character denoting the oldest international geological stage.
- interval_min
A character denoting the youngest international geological stage.
- code
A character denoting the original interval abbreviation.
- original_interval
A character denoting the original interval.