The URL paths documented in this section provide access to information about the geological time scales and time intervals represented in the Paleobiology Database. These include the standard international set defined by the International Commission on Stratigraphy (v2013-1) and many others as well.
The following URL paths are available:
| Single geological time interval |
This operation returns information about a single interval, selected by identifier. For example: |
| List of geological time intervals |
This operation returns information about multiple intervals, selected according to the parameters you provide. For example: |
| Single geological time scale |
This operation returns information about a single time scale, selected by identifier. For example: |
| List of geological time scales |
This operation returns information about multiple time scales. To get a list of all of the available scales, use this path with no parameters. For example: |
This service is provided by the Paleobiology Database, hosted by the Department of Geoscience at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
If you have questions about this data service, or wish to report a bug, please contact the database administrator at admin@paleobiodb.org