get_fossil_range: Get the ages for a taxon from PBDB
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get_fossil_range R Documentation
Get the ages for a taxon from PBDB
Description
This uses the Paleobiology Database's API to gather information on the ages for all specimens of a taxon. It will also look for all descendants of the taxon. It fixes name misspellings if possible.
Usage
get_fossil_range(taxon, recent = FALSE, assume_recent_if_missing = TRUE)
Arguments
taxon
The scientific name of the taxon you want the range of occurrences of
recent
If TRUE, forces the minimum age to be zero
assume_recent_if_missing
If TRUE, any taxon missing from pbdb is assumed to be recent
Value
a data.frame of max_ma and min_ma for the specimens
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View source: R/tree_from_taxonomy.R
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Get the ages for a taxon from PBDB
Description
This uses the Paleobiology Database's API to gather information on the ages for all specimens of a taxon. It will also look for all descendants of the taxon. It fixes name misspellings if possible.
Usage
get_fossil_range(taxon, recent = FALSE, assume_recent_if_missing = TRUE)
Arguments
taxon |
The scientific name of the taxon you want the range of occurrences of |
recent |
If TRUE, forces the minimum age to be zero |
assume_recent_if_missing |
If TRUE, any taxon missing from pbdb is assumed to be recent |
Value
a data.frame of max_ma and min_ma for the specimens
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