Alchemist - а я даже и не посмотрел в ту сторону
waldicom - (испуганно) а что, в MySQL так плохо с типами данных?
Далее - таблица из хэлпа по Постгре (разделители - знак | ). И это только для данных, связанных с датой!
Name | Storage | Size | Description | Low Value | High Value | Resolution
timestamp [ (p) ] [ without time zone ] | 8 bytes | both date and time | 4713 BC | 5874897 AD | 1 microsecond / 14 digits
timestamp [ (p) ] with time zone | 8 bytes | both date and time, with time zone | 4713 BC | 5874897 AD | 1 microsecond / 14 digits
interval [ (p) ] | 12 bytes | time | intervals | -178000000 years | 178000000 years | 1 microsecond / 14 digits
date | 4 bytes | dates only | 4713 BC | 5874897 AD | 1 day
time [ (p) ] [ without time zone ] | 8 bytes | times of day only | 00:00:00 | 24:00:00 | 1 microsecond / 14 digits
time [ (p) ] with time zone | 12 bytes | times of day only, with time zone | 00:00:00+1459 | 24:00:00-1459 | 1 microsecond / 14 digits