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Saylor Innovations Fossil Taxon Lookup
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Saylor Innovations Fossil Taxon Lookup is a paid API for AI agents from saylorinnovations.com, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-17).
Looks up a fossil taxon by name in the Paleobiology Database, returning its classification, occurrence count, and geological age range in millions of years.
Price / call$0.01
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StatusUnknown
How this service works
Fossil taxon lookup (Paleobiology Database) - classification, occurrences and geological age range
Output
A JSON object with a boolean 'found' flag, the interpreted query name, PBDB identifier, taxonomic classification hierarchy, parent taxon, geological age range in millions of years, stratigraphic interval details, number of fossil occurrences, data source label, and any required attribution from the Paleobiology Database.
Example use cases
Dinosaur taxonomy research
“I'm writing about Triceratops — can you pull up its full taxonomic classification and tell me what geological periods it lived in based on fossil records?”
Student paleontology project
“For my earth science project, can you look up the fossil taxon Ammonoidea and give me its classification, age range in millions of years, and the number of known fossil occurrences?”
Prehistoric marine life inquiry
“Can you find me the Paleobiology Database info on Anomalocaris — specifically its parent group, geological age range, and what stratigraphic intervals it appears in?”
Technical details
Endpoint
GEThttps://saylorinnovations.com/api/paleontology/taxon?utm_source=zero.xyzWhen to prefer
Choose this endpoint when you need authoritative paleontological data — taxonomy, geological age, and occurrence counts — for an extinct taxon by scientific name. It wraps the Paleobiology Database, the leading open repository for fossil occurrence data, making it ideal for research, education, or enriching natural history content without building your own PBDB integration.
Side effects
- Taxon name not found in PBDB — returns found: false with no classification data
- Misspelled or ambiguous taxon name yields no match
- Taxon name under 2 characters or over 100 characters rejected as invalid input
- PBDB upstream unavailable causes service error
- Informal common names (e.g. 'dinosaur') may not match a specific PBDB record
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| inputrequired | object | |
| output | object |
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