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Merops
geo
geology and physical
geography
Merops geo automatically
standardizes the presentation of terms associated with geology and physical
geography.
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Crimson
Topazes: many hummingbird species are named after minerals because of their
brilliant hues
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Geological periods
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Merops geo
ensures geological periods are identified, and can alert editors to
inconsistent or outdated use, or to use of adjectives as nouns. For
example:
in the
carboniferous, … ⇒ in
the Carboniferous Period,
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Minerals
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Merops geo
includes comprehensive listings of mineral names approved by the
Commission on New Mineral Names of the
International Mineralogical Association, enabling consistent use of case
and identification of new minerals.
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Abbreviations
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Merops geo
applied predefined abbreviations: BD ⇒ bd (below detection); K-T ⇒ K–T
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Geomorphology and events
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Merops geo
ensures names of features or events associated with geographical names are
given consistent use of case: Alleghanian orogeny ⇒ Alleghanian Orogeny
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Soil science
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Merops geo
includes a database of soil types and names to facilitate case consistency:
Eluviated Dystric Brunisol ⇒ eluviated dystric
brunisol
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Palaeontology
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Merops geo
can use the Merops taxon
engine to ensure consistent presentation of the scientific and common names
of organisms, living or extinct: Archeopteryx Lithographica ⇒ Archaeopteryx lithographica
Use of case
for higher taxonomic groups and derived adjectives can often be
inconsistent. Merops helps set a framework to apply a
standard: Archeopterans ⇒ archeopterans
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