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Strat names with multiple parents #233

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child_id parent_id parent_strat_name child_strat_name
1712 69357, 9927 Bighorn Gp, Big Horn Gp Red River Fm
4092 4768, 10269 Newark SGp, Chatham Gp Gettysburg Fm
5012 8291, 71714 Interlake Gp, Interlake Gp Cedar Lake Fm
60687 60364, 66539, 76952 Basher Kill Tongue Mbr, Wurtsboro Tongue Mbr, Lucy School Siltstone Mbr Bloomsburg Red Beds Bed
64337 63459, 63302 Laura Lake Mafic Complex SGp, Kellogg Creek Mafic Complex SGp New Georgia Gp
66418 60029, 60998, 77531, 61160, 60054, 79808, 77265, 76430, 60487 Agamenticus Complex SGp, Burnt Meadow Complex SGp, Pawtuckaway Complex SGp, Cape Neddick Complex SGp, Alfred Complex SGp, Tatnic Complex SGp, Mount Tripyramid Complex SGp, Hart Ledge Complex SGp, Belknap Mountain Complex SGp White Mountain PlutonicVolcanic Suite Gp
80846 85051, 85051 Woodbine Gp, Woodbine Gp Bassett Fm

We currently have seven cases where the strat_tree table contains multiple parents for a single child. There are a few duplications, but others appear to be hierarchy inversions relative to what is assigned in GeoLex. This appears to arise in a few cases when the suffix of a unit implies a lower hierarchy level than the actual relationship (e.g., various "Complexes" which are contained within the "White Mountain Plutonic Suite").

We should fix these instances, but should multiple parents per child be allowed at all? That adds significant complexity and potential for dangling edges to the hierarchy navigation code.

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