downloadTime {velociraptr} | R Documentation |
Download geologic timescale
Description
Downloads a geologic timescale from the Macrostrat.org database.
Usage
downloadTime(Timescale = "interational epochs")
Arguments
Timescale |
character string; a recognized timescale in the Macrostrat.org database |
Details
Downloads a recognized timescale from the Macrostrat.org database. This includes the name, minimum age, maximum age, midpoint age, and official International Commission on Stratigraphy color hexcode if applicable of each interval in the timescale. Go to https://macrostrat.org/api/defs/timescales?all for a list of recognized timescales.
Value
A data frame
Author(s)
Andrew A. Zaffos
Examples
# Download the ICS recognized periods timescale
Timescale<-downloadTime(Timescale="international periods")
[Package velociraptr version 1.1.0 Index]