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Capitalise the initial letters of formal names, including the formal modifiers, Early, Mid or Late: | Capitalise the initial letters of formal names, including the formal modifiers, Early, Mid or Late: | ||
• Cretaceous Period | • Cretaceous Period | ||
• Late Jurassic | • Late Jurassic | ||
• Mesozoic Era | • Mesozoic Era | ||
• Phanerozoic Eon | • Phanerozoic Eon | ||
• Maastrichtian Stage | • Maastrichtian Stage | ||
• Phanerozoic Eon | • Phanerozoic Eon | ||
Use chronostratigraphic subdivisions in formal terms: Early, Mid, Late, rather than ‘time-rock’ divisions: Lower, Middle, Upper. Either set of terms can be used informally, with lower case initials e.g. early Mesozoic Era. | Use chronostratigraphic subdivisions in formal terms: Early, Mid, Late, rather than ‘time-rock’ divisions: Lower, Middle, Upper. Either set of terms can be used informally, with lower case initials e.g. early Mesozoic Era. | ||
But general terms e.g. ice age are usually lower case. | But general terms e.g. ice age are usually lower case. | ||
Use the Stratigraphical charts of the United Kingdom: Northern and Southern Britain (Waters et al., 2008) for spelling and capitalisation of geological time units and named rock units. | Use the Stratigraphical charts of the United Kingdom: Northern and Southern Britain (Waters et al., 2008) for spelling and capitalisation of geological time units and named rock units. | ||
[[Category:Writers' guide]] | [[Category:Writers' guide]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:14, 18 September 2013
Capitalise the initial letters of formal names, including the formal modifiers, Early, Mid or Late:
• Cretaceous Period
• Late Jurassic
• Mesozoic Era
• Phanerozoic Eon
• Maastrichtian Stage
• Phanerozoic Eon
Use chronostratigraphic subdivisions in formal terms: Early, Mid, Late, rather than ‘time-rock’ divisions: Lower, Middle, Upper. Either set of terms can be used informally, with lower case initials e.g. early Mesozoic Era.
But general terms e.g. ice age are usually lower case.
Use the Stratigraphical charts of the United Kingdom: Northern and Southern Britain (Waters et al., 2008) for spelling and capitalisation of geological time units and named rock units.