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Use Paleobiology Database with your AI.

Connect your account once and let the AI you already use work with it, without building another integration. Access the world's largest fossil database. query occurrences, analyze taxonomic diversity, and explore geological intervals directly from your AI agent.

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Complete set · 27 capabilities

The complete Paleobiology Database capability set.

These are the exact actions your AI can choose when you ask it to work with Paleobiology Database.

Capability set01 / 07

01-04

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 27 available through Paleobiology Database.

  1. 01

    Autocomplete combined

    General auto-completion across multiple record types (taxa, strata, intervals, people)

  2. 02

    Get occurrence

    Get information about a single fossil occurrence

  3. 03

    Get occurrences taxa

    Get taxonomic hierarchy of a selected set of occurrences

  4. 04

    List collections

    List fossil collections based on filters

Capability set02 / 07

05-08

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 27 available through Paleobiology Database.

  1. 05

    List intervals

    List geological time intervals (e.g., Cretaceous)

  2. 06

    List specimens

    List specimens based on filters

  3. 07

    Get specimen

    Get information about a single specimen

  4. 08

    Get taxon

    Get information about a single taxonomic name

Capability set03 / 07

09-12

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 27 available through Paleobiology Database.

  1. 09

    List opinions

    List taxonomic opinions based on filters

  2. 10

    List references

    List bibliographic references based on filters

  3. 11

    List specimen measurements

    List measurements associated with specimens

  4. 12

    List strata

    List geological strata (formations, groups, members)

Capability set04 / 07

13-16

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 27 available through Paleobiology Database.

  1. 13

    List taxa

    List taxa, children, or parents

  2. 14

    List timescales

    List available geological time scales

  3. 15

    Match reference

    Check for a matching reference in the PBDB database

  4. 16

    Get collections summary

    Geographic summary of collections (clustering)

Capability set05 / 07

17-20

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 27 available through Paleobiology Database.

  1. 17

    Get config

    Returns database configuration info (ranks, continents, countries, lithologies, environments)

  2. 18

    Get occurrences diversity

    Tabulate fossil diversity over time (full computation)

  3. 19

    Get occurrences geosum

    Summarize occurrences into geographic clusters

  4. 20

    Get occurrences prevalence

    Get the most prevalent taxa in a selected set of occurrences

Capability set06 / 07

21-24

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 27 available through Paleobiology Database.

  1. 21

    Get occurrences quickdiv

    Quick tabulation of fossil diversity over time

  2. 22

    Get opinion

    Get information about a single taxonomic opinion

  3. 23

    Get reference

    Get information about a single bibliographic reference

  4. 24

    List occurrences

    List fossil occurrences based on filters

Capability set07 / 07

25-27

3 capabilities in this set.

Part of 27 available through Paleobiology Database.

  1. 25

    Autocomplete strata

    Auto-completion for strata names

  2. 26

    Autocomplete taxa

    Auto-completion for taxonomic names

  3. 27

    Get collection

    Get information about a single fossil collection

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One URL. Every client.

Activate the Connector, copy your link, and paste it into the client you already use. 27 capabilities arrive ready to run.

Preview access · not provider authentication

The vk_preview_* token belongs to Vinkius preview infrastructure. It lets Claude discover and display the capabilities of Paleobiology Database, so you can see the experience inside your AI.

It does not authenticate your account with Paleobiology Database. Actions requiring credentials or live account data may not run until you activate the Connector and authorize the service.

Paleobiology Database Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_LMsuNJagRnlZ0WZkj1f9bs5AIS0QnltioKnEzw67/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Paleobiology Database capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paleobiology-database-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_LMsuNJagRnlZ0WZkj1f9bs5AIS0QnltioKnEzw67/mcp"
    }
  }
}
  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
  • Cursor
  • VS Code
  • Windsurf
  • Claude Code
  • JetBrains
  • Cline

Step-by-step instructions for each client are in the guide. How to connect

FAQ

Questions Paleobiology Database owners ask.

  • 01

    Can I search for fossils within a specific geological time period like the Cretaceous?

    Yes! Use the list_occurrences capability and provide the period name in the interval parameter. The agent will return all recorded fossil occurrences from that specific time block.

  • 02

    How do I analyze the diversity of a specific group of animals over time?

    You can use the get_occurrences_diversity or get_occurrences_quickdiv capabilities. By providing a base_name (like 'Trilobita'), the agent will generate a tabulation of how many different taxa existed across different geological intervals.

  • 03

    Can I find fossil collections based on geographic coordinates?

    Absolutely. The list_collections and list_occurrences capabilities allow you to specify a bounding box using lngmin, lngmax, latmin, and latmax to find all records within a specific map area.

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