Download and Process Data from the Paleobiology Database

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Documentation for package ‘paleobioDB’ version 1.0.0

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pbdb_collection Get information about a single collection record
pbdb_collections Get information about multiple collections
pbdb_collections_geo Get information about geographic clusters of collections
pbdb_interval Get information about a single interval
pbdb_intervals Get information about multiple intervals
pbdb_map Map the fossil records
pbdb_map_occur Plot a raster showing the number of fossil occurrences
pbdb_map_richness Plot a raster showing the richness of taxa
pbdb_measurements Get information about specimen measurements
pbdb_occurrence Get information about a single occurrence record
pbdb_occurrences Get information about fossil occurrence records
pbdb_opinion Get information about a single taxonomic opinion
pbdb_opinions Get information about multiple taxonomic opinions
pbdb_opinions_taxa Get taxonomic opinions about taxa
pbdb_orig_ext Appearance of new taxa and extinctions across time
pbdb_reference Get information about a single reference
pbdb_references Get information about multiple references
pbdb_ref_collections Get references from which collection data were entered
pbdb_ref_occurrences Get references associated with fossil occurrences
pbdb_ref_specimens Get references for fossil specimens
pbdb_ref_taxa Get references for taxonomic names
pbdb_richness Temporal variation in taxon richness
pbdb_scale Get information about a single time scale
pbdb_scales Get information about multiple time scales
pbdb_specimen Get information about a single fossil specimen
pbdb_specimens Get information about multiple fossil specimens
pbdb_strata Get information about geological strata
pbdb_strata_auto Get a list of strata matching a given prefix or partial name
pbdb_subtaxa Count number of taxa in an occurrence data frame
pbdb_taxa Get information about multiple taxonomic names
pbdb_taxa_auto Get a list of taxonomic names matching a prefix or partial name
pbdb_taxon Get information about a single taxonomic name
pbdb_temporal_resolution Temporal resolution of fossil data
pbdb_temp_range Temporal range of taxa