pbdb_opinion

Returns information about a single taxonomic opinion, selected by
identifier.

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/>.

Adrián Castro Insua

paleobioDB

Download and Process Data from the Paleobiology Database

Sara Varela

Javier González Hernández

Luciano Fabris Sgarbi

pbdb_opinion function

<dl><dt>id</dt>
<dd>Identifier of the opinion. This parameter is required.</dd>
<dt>...</dt>
<dd>Arguments passed to the API. See documentation for
accepted parameters at
<a href="https://paleobiodb.org/data1.2/opinions/single">https://paleobiodb.org/data1.2/opinions/single</a>. E.g.:<ul>
<li><code>vocab</code>: Set to <code>"pbdb"</code> to show the complete name of the
variables (by default variables have short 3-letter names).</li>
<li><code>show</code>: Additional information to be shown along with the basic
record. Some possible values include:<ul>
<li><code>basis</code>: The basis of the opinion, which can be
"stated with evidence", "stated without evidence", "implied",
or "second hand".</li>
<li><code>entname</code>: The names of the people who authorized, entered
and modified this record.</li>
<li><code>refattr</code>: The author(s) and year of publication of the
reference from which the opinion was entered.</li>
</ul></li>
</ul></dd></dl>

Arguments

Get information about a single taxonomic opinion — pbdb_opinion

<dl>

<dt>id</dt>
<dd>Identifier of the opinion. This parameter is required.</dd>


<dt>...</dt>
<dd>Arguments passed to the API. See documentation for
accepted parameters at
<a href='https://paleobiodb.org/data1.2/opinions/single'>https://paleobiodb.org/data1.2/opinions/single</a>. E.g.:<ul>
<li><code>vocab</code>: Set to <code>"pbdb"</code> to show the complete name of the
variables (by default variables have short 3-letter names).</li>
<li><code>show</code>: Additional information to be shown along with the basic
record. Some possible values include:<ul>
<li><code>basis</code>: The basis of the opinion, which can be
"stated with evidence", "stated without evidence", "implied",
or "second hand".</li>
<li><code>entname</code>: The names of the people who authorized, entered
and modified this record.</li>
<li><code>refattr</code>: The author(s) and year of publication of the
reference from which the opinion was entered.</li>
</ul></li>
</ul></dd>

</dl>

pbdb_opinion: Get information about a single taxonomic opinion

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