paleobioDB (version 1.0.0)

pbdb_occurrence: Get information about a single occurrence record

Description

Returns information about a single occurrence record from the Paleobiology Database.

Usage

pbdb_occurrence(id, ...)

Value

A data frame with a single occurrence.

Arguments

id

Identifier of the occurrence. This parameter is required.

...

Arguments passed to the API. See all available arguments at https://paleobiodb.org/data1.2/occs/single. E.g.:

• vocab: Set to "pbdb" to show the complete name of the variables (by default variables have short 3-letter names).

• show: Select additional blocks of information to be returned along with the basic record. Some possible values include:

  • "class": The taxonomic classification of the occurence: phylum, class, order, family, genus.

  • "coords": The latitude and longitude of this occurrence.

  • "loc": Additional information about the geographic locality of the occurrence

  • "stratext": Detailed information about the stratigraphic context of the occurrence.

  • "lithext": Detailed information about the lithological context of the occurrence.

Details

Documentation for all the parameters is available at https://paleobiodb.org/data1.2/occs/single. In the parameter list above, we describe the most common filters that paleontologists and ecologists might use.

Examples

if (FALSE) {
  pbdb_occurrence(id = 1001)
  pbdb_occurrence(id = 1001, vocab = "pbdb", show = c("class", "coords"))
}