Module:Geological time/doc
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Automatically produce see also hatnote for geological categories that links to categories for adjacent time spans.
For test cases, see {{Geological category see also/testcases}}
Usage
[edit]{{#invoke:Geological time|seeAlso}} is the standard usage.
{{#invoke:Geological time|seeAlso|article_title}} performs a test for any article title. For example:
{{#invoke:Geological time|seeAlso|Category:Jurassic animals}} →
Two specialized entry points for finding time spans before and after the argument:
{{#invoke:Geological time|before|Jurassic}} → Triassic
{{#invoke:Geological time|after|Triassic}} → Jurassic