Template:Period id/doc

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This template is used by other Geological period templates for preprocessing of period names. It performs a conversion to lowercase and substitution of synonyms.

Usage

{{Period id|period name}}

Example

{{Period id|Late-Cretaceous}} → upper cretaceous

v t e Geological period templates
General templates	{{Next period}} {{Period color}} {{Period end}} {{Period end error}} {{Period end ratification}} {{Period id}} {{Period span}} {{Period span/brief}} {{Period start}} {{Period start error}} {{Period start ratification}}
Reference templates	{{Ref gssp}} {{Ref icc}}

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