Columns
| Column | Type | Size | Nulls | Auto | Default | Children | Parents | Comments | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| age_id | serial | 10 | √ | nextval('geol_age_age_id_seq'::regclass) | 
                                        
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                                    PK. Unique identifier for the reported age. Generated by database  | 
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| ics_id | int4 | 10 | √ | null | 
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                                    FK. ID for the formal ICS age. Links to the dic_ics_age table, a dictionary of International Commission on Stratigraphy age names.  | 
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| verbatim_age | varchar | 50 | √ | null | 
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                                    Verbatim age as reported in publication, or by contributors.  | 
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| timestamp_created | timestamptz | 35,6 | now() | 
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| timestamp_modified | timestamptz | 35,6 | √ | now() | 
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| age_notes | varchar | 4000 | √ | null | 
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                                    Notes about how the age was determined.  | 
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| age_modifier | varchar | 10 | √ | null | 
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                                    Upper, middle,lower - where not part of the official ICS name.  | 
                                
Indexes
| Constraint Name | Type | Sort | Column(s) | 
|---|---|---|---|
| geol_age_id | Primary key | Asc | age_id | 
| verbatim_age_idx | Performance | 

