Description
Record a caller-supplied fossil-calibration bound type.
Evolutionary summaries depend on sampled sequences/populations, reference states, ploidy, time units and stochastic assumptions. A mixture expectation differs from a drift simulation, and a callable-allele denominator differs from an individual count. Labels and local tree conditions do not reconstruct ancestry or establish a biological mechanism.
Record a caller-supplied fossil-calibration bound type.
When to use this tool
Use Fossil Calibration Bound Type Label when checking the stated evolutionary record, reference, expectation or scale convention.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter calibrationId, boundType. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read label. Use the output convention below.
Require nonempty calibrationId and boundType minimum, maximum, interval, point or unspecified. Format calibrationId [boundType].1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| calibrationId | Calibration Id | Required. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| boundType | Bound Type | Required. Text; one of "minimum", "maximum", "interval", "point", "unspecified"; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| label | Formatted supplied record wording; no independent validation of its substantive meaning. | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
{
"input": {
"calibrationId": "C17",
"boundType": "minimum"
},
"output": {
"label": "C17 [minimum]"
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- This records a bound type without numerical bounds, dating evidence, prior distribution or phylogenetic calibration validity.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use verified samples/references and appropriate complete phylogenetic, population-genetic or statistical models for actual biological inference and uncertainty.
References
Similar or alternative tools
- Fossil Tip Sampling Age Precision Label
Label a fossil tip's sampled age, unit and declared precision.
- Evolutionary Replicate Founder Count Label
Record an evolutionary replicate's founder count and source.