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== Usage ==
Use the syntax <code><nowiki>{{Period start|period name|rounding (optional)}}</nowiki></code>

<pre>{{Period start|Cretaceous}}</pre>
produces:

 {{period start|Cretaceous}}

<pre>{{Period start|Cretaceous|-1}}</pre>
produces:

 {{period start|Cretaceous|-1}}

==References==
References are provided by the template {{tl|Period start ref}}.

Cambrian stages from {{cite journal | title = Census of the Indian Springs Lagerstätte, Poleta Formation (Cambrian), western Nevada, USA| journal = Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology| volume = 295 | issue = 1–2 | pages = 236| year = 2010| doi = 10.1016/j.palaeo.2010.05.041| author = English, Adam M. | author2 = Babcock, Loren E. }}

==Period templates==

This list is incomplete. You may help by expanding it
* [[Template:Next period]]
* [[Template:Period color]]
* [[Template:Period end]]
* [[Template:Period end error]]
* [[Template:Period id]]
* [[Template:Period infoboxes]]
* [[Template:Period span]]
* [[Template:Period span/brief]]
* [[Template:Period start]]
* [[Template:Period start error]]

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