Download and Process Data from the Paleobiology Database
paleobioDB: An R-package for downloading, visualizing and processing d...
Get information about a single collection record
Get information about multiple collections
Get information about geographic clusters of collections
Get information about a single interval
Get information about multiple intervals
Map the fossil records
Plot a raster showing the number of fossil occurrences
Plot a raster showing the richness of taxa
Get information about specimen measurements
Get information about a single occurrence record
Get information about fossil occurrence records
Get information about a single taxonomic opinion
Get information about multiple taxonomic opinions
Get taxonomic opinions about taxa
Appearance of new taxa and extinctions across time
Get references from which collection data were entered
Get references associated with fossil occurrences
Get references for fossil specimens
Get references for taxonomic names
Get information about a single reference
Get information about multiple references
Temporal variation in taxon richness
Get information about a single time scale
Get information about multiple time scales
Get information about a single fossil specimen
Get information about multiple fossil specimens
Get information about geological strata
Get a list of strata matching a given prefix or partial name
Count number of taxa in an occurrence data frame
Get information about multiple taxonomic names
Get a list of taxonomic names matching a prefix or partial name
Get information about a single taxonomic name
Temporal range of taxa
Temporal resolution of fossil data
Includes functions to wrap most endpoints of the 'PaleobioDB' API and functions to visualize and process the fossil data. The API documentation for the Paleobiology Database can be found at <https://paleobiodb.org/data1.2/>.
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