find_fossils
Pack: paleobiodb · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/paleobiodb/mcp
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
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":{}}}'Connect
Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:
{
"mcpServers": {
"paleobiodb": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/paleobiodb/mcp"
}
}
}See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.