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==Usage==
 <code><nowiki>{{</nowiki>Long fossil range|'''first appearance''' (required)|''last appearance''|''text to display''|earliest=''earliest putative fossil''|latest=''latest putative fossil''|ref=''References''|prefix=''anything to display before the range''|PS=''anything to display after the range''}}</code>

: '''Note''' The first parameter (bold above) may not be omitted; in particular it is an error to specify only {{para|earliest}} and/or {{para|latest}}. Italic parameters are optional, bold required.
{{taxobox
|name = Example
|fossil_range = {{Long fossil range|mesoarchean|neoproterozoic|earliest=orosirian}}
|regnum = [[Animalia]]
|genus = ''Rangea''
|species = ''Rangea examplus''
}}
Illustrates the fossil range of a taxon, the geological range of a stratigraphic unit, or other ranges on a geological timescale. Intended for use in {{tn|taxobox}}es, {{tl|Infobox rockunit}}s, and other infoboxes. For Phanerozoic ages, see {{tl|Geological range}}.

You can give a numeric range, or specify the periods involved. The range will be quoted in text before the timeline, unless you specify a third parameter—leaving it blank will result in no text being provided.

To illustrate the range when it spans after the [[Ediacaran]] (i.e. after the precambrian), you should use [[Template:Geological range]], which works in exactly the same way as documented here.

You can also specify "earliest" and "latest" to add a "ghost" bar beyond the accepted fossil range. You can use these parameters for whatever you like; they may be useful in the case of 'living fossils' such as the [[coelacanth]], where you may wish to specify <code>latest=0</code> to make the bar faintly extend to the present; they may also be useful where "earliest" fossils are not universally accepted—for instance, the [[octocorals]] only have a good fossil record from the Tertiary, but there are claims of Cambrian representatives. In this case, you may wish to specify <code>earliest=middle Cambrian</code>.

==Examples==
<pre>{{Long fossil range|Paleoproterozoic}}</pre>
<div style="text-align:center">{{Long fossil range|Paleoproterozoic}}</div>

<pre>{{Long fossil range|Paleoproterozoic|Ectasian}}</pre>
<div style="text-align:center">{{Long fossil range|Paleoproterozoic|Ectasian}}</div>

<pre>{{Long fossil range|Paleoproterozoic|Ectasian|earliest=Eoarchean|latest=Ediacaran}}</pre>
<div style="text-align:center">{{Long fossil range|Paleoproterozoic|Ectasian|earliest=Eoarchean|latest=Ediacaran}}</div>

<pre>{{Long fossil range|700|640|earliest=Paleoproterozoic|latest=600|PS= (see article for discussion)}}</pre>
<div style="text-align:center">{{Long fossil range|700|640|earliest=Paleoproterozoic|latest=600|PS= (see article for discussion)}}</div>

<pre>{{Long fossil range|700|640|late Cryogenian}}</pre>
<div style="text-align:center">{{Long fossil range|700|640|mid-late Cryogenian}}</div>

<pre>{{Long fossil range|700|640|}}</pre>
<div style="text-align:center">{{Long fossil range|700|640|}}</div>

If you receive an error when specifying a period name, check you've spelt it right; if so, it probably isn't yet incorporated into the templates {{tl|next period}} and {{tl|period start}}. This is really easy to do, so feel free to add the period yourself to make future editors' lives easier!

==See also==
For organisms whose fossil range extends after the Ediacaran, use [[Template:Geological range]].
*[[Template:Geological range/linked]]

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