`find_fossils`

Pack: paleobiodb · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/find_fossils for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Find fossil occurrences for a taxon from the Paleobiology Database (the global fossil record). Returns occurrences with collection locations (lat/lng, country) and geologic ages. base_name matching includes the taxon and all of its subtaxa. Ages are in millions of years (Ma). Keyless.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`taxon`	string	yes	Taxon name, e.g. “Tyrannosaurus” or “Mammalia”. Matches the taxon and all subtaxa.
`interval`	string	no	Geologic time interval (period/epoch) to filter by, e.g. “Cretaceous”.
`country`	string	no	Two-letter country code to filter by, e.g. “US”.
`limit`	number	no	Max occurrences to return (default 20, max 100).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "taxon": "Tyrannosaurus"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/paleobiodb/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"find_fossils","arguments":{"taxon":"Tyrannosaurus"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('find_fossils', {
  "taxon": "Tyrannosaurus"
});

More examples

{
  "taxon": "Mammalia",
  "interval": "Cretaceous",
  "country": "US",
  "limit": 50
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Connect to just the paleobiodb pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paleobiodb": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/paleobiodb/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

find_fossils