get_taxon
Pack: paleobiodb · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/paleobiodb/mcp
Look up a single taxon in the Paleobiology Database: its taxonomic rank, attribution (author + year), first/last appearance intervals and ages (in millions of years, Ma), and number of subtaxa. Keyless.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
name | string | yes | Taxon name to look up, e.g. “Tyrannosaurus rex”. |
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":"get_taxon","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.