{
  "success": {
    "v": 2,
    "license": "CC-BY 4.0",
    "description": "Returns timescales used by Macrostrat",
    "options": {
      "parameters": {
        "all": "return all available timescales",
        "format": "Desired output format"
      },
      "output_formats": [
        "json",
        "csv"
      ],
      "examples": [
        "api/v2/defs/timescales?all"
      ],
      "fields": {
        "timescale_id": "integer, unique identifier for timescale used in project",
        "timescale": "text, name of timescale",
        "max_age": "text, the maximum age of the unit, using the International time scale",
        "min_age": "text, the minimum age of the unit, using the International time scale",
        "n_intervals": "integer, number of intervals in timescale.",
        "ref_id": "integer, unique reference identifer"
      }
    }
  }
}