io.github.cyanheads/paleobiology-mcp-server

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Search fossil occurrences, taxon ranges, diversity through deep time, and the geologic time scale.

Summary by lookupd

Searches fossil occurrences, collections, and taxon ranges, plus diversity curves and the geologic time scale, with SQL analysis over…

Install

Claude Code, remote (streamable-http)

claude mcp add --transport http paleobiology-mcp-server https://paleobiology.caseyjhand.com/mcp

Claude Code, npm package (stdio)

claude mcp add paleobiology-mcp-server -- npx -y @cyanheads/paleobiology-mcp-server

Claude Code, npm package (stdio)

claude mcp add paleobiology-mcp-server -- npx -y @cyanheads/paleobiology-mcp-server

Codex, remote (streamable-http)

codex mcp add paleobiology-mcp-server --url https://paleobiology.caseyjhand.com/mcp

Codex, npm package (stdio)

codex mcp add paleobiology-mcp-server -- npx -y @cyanheads/paleobiology-mcp-server

Codex, npm package (stdio)

codex mcp add paleobiology-mcp-server -- npx -y @cyanheads/paleobiology-mcp-server

Cursor, remote (streamable-http) → .cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paleobiology-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://paleobiology.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cursor, npm package (stdio) → .cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paleobiology-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/paleobiology-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Cursor, npm package (stdio) → .cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paleobiology-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/paleobiology-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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Tools (8 tools)

Publisher-provided text

• paleobiology_search_occurrences Search fossil occurrences by clade-inclusive base_name or base_id, exact taxon_name, interval or max_ma/min_ma, modern geographic bounds, country, formation, en
• paleobiology_get_taxon Resolve a taxon by name (e.g. "Tyrannosaurus") or integer taxon_no. The matched name, rank, parent, occurrence count and first/last appearance range describe ta
• paleobiology_get_diversity Compute a diversity / origination / extinction curve for a clade across geologic time, binned by period, epoch, or age — answers "plot dinosaur genus diversity
• paleobiology_list_intervals Look up the geologic time scale — eons, eras, periods, epochs, and ages with their absolute-age boundaries in millions of years (Ma) and nesting. This is the re
• paleobiology_search_collections Find fossil collections (localities) by area and geologic time — "what has been dug up here, and from what rock." Each locality returns its location, age (named
• paleobiology_get_references Resolve PBDB reference_no values — the source publication on every paleobiology_search_occurrences and paleobiology_search_collections row — to full citations w
• paleobiology_dataframe_query Run a read-only SQL SELECT against occurrence result sets staged on a DataCanvas by paleobiology_search_occurrences. This is how you analyze a large fossil set
• paleobiology_dataframe_describe List the tables and their columns staged on a DataCanvas by paleobiology_search_occurrences. Call this before paleobiology_dataframe_query to discover the exact

Details

• Version: 0.5.0
• Transports: streamable-http, stdio
• Uptime (7 days): 100%
• Median latency: 665 ms
• First indexed: 2026-11-01T09:26:31.438Z
• Last seen in registry: 2026-11-01T09:26:31.538Z
• Repository: https://github.com/cyanheads/paleobiology-mcp-server

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