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Get information about a single collection record

Source: R/pbdb_queries.R
pbdb_collection.Rd

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

Usage

pbdb_collection(id, ...)

Arguments

id

Identifier of the collection. This parameter is required.

...

Additional arguments passed to the API. See all available arguments at https://paleobiodb.org/data1.2/colls/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:

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

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

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

Value

A data frame with a single occurrence.

Details

Go to pbdb_occurrences() to see an explanation about the main parameters.

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
  pbdb_collection(id = 1003, vocab = "pbdb", show = c("loc", "stratext"))
} # }