Template:Paleodb
Paleodb in the Paleobiology Database
This is a template to generate links to the Paleobiology Database. It has been updated to allow linking to different record types, having initially been designed to link only to taxon pages.
N.B.: links created using the original format (two parameters, without a search term defined as parameter 1) will still link to a taxon page.
Usage change
The template takes three or four parameters:
- the search term (if not defined, the template will link to a taxon page)
- the code number or formation (required, found in the URL depending on which search term is selected - see below)
- the group formation number (if the formation search term is used)
- the link text for display by the template
Search term change
The following search terms can be used as parameter 1, corresponding to the terms given in the Full Search drop-down menu on the Paleobiology Database website:
Collection change
To link to a collection page, use the following format:
{{Paleodb|collection|code#|Text}}
The code number for parameter 2 is found at the end of the URL; for example:
http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=basicCollectionSearch&collection_no=58899
The link text is usually the name of the collection being linked; if left blank the template will display Collection.
For example:
| Template | Produces |
|---|---|
{{Paleodb|collection|58899}}
|
Collection in the Paleobiology Database |
{{Paleodb|collection|58899|Schooner Gulch (Miocene of the United States)}}
|
Schooner Gulch (Miocene of the United States) in the Paleobiology Database |
Taxon change
i.e. {{Paleodb|taxon|taxon#|Text}}
The taxon number for parameter 2 can be found at the end of the URL; for example:
http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=28856
The link text is usually the name of the organism being linked to; if left blank the template will use the page name.
For example:
| Template | Produces |
|---|---|
{{Paleodb|taxon|28856}}
|
Paleodb in the Paleobiology Database |
{{Paleodb|taxon|28856|Rhychonella}}
|
Rhynchonella in the Paleobiology Database |
Picture change
To link to a picture page, use the following format:
{{Paleodb|picture|code#|Text}}
The code number for parameter 2 is found at the end of the URL; for example:
http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=displayImage&image_no=1020
The link text is usually the name of the picture being linked to; if left blank the template will display Picture.
For example:
| Template | Produces |
|---|---|
{{Paleodb|picture|1020}}
|
Picture in the Paleobiology Database |
{{Paleodb|picture|1020|Triassopsychops superba}}
|
Triassopsychops superba in the Paleobiology Database |
Reference change
To link to a reference page, use the following format:
{{Paleodb|reference|code#|Text}}
The code number for parameter 2 is found at the end of the URL; for example:
http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=displayReference&reference_no=16702
The link text is usually the title of the reference being linked to; if left blank the template will display Reference.
For example:
| Template | Produces |
|---|---|
{{Paleodb|reference|16702}}
|
Reference in the Paleobiology Database |
{{Paleodb|reference|16702|J.M. Clark 1991}}
|
J.M. Clark 1991 in the Paleobiology Database |
Formation change
To link to a stratigraphic unit (formation) page, use the following format:
{{Paleodb|formation|formation||group formation member|Text}}
The code number for parameters 2 and 3 are found in the URL; for example:
http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=displayStrata&geological_group=&formation=%28%3F%29%20%22Couches%20%E0%20Poissons%20et%20Ammonites%22&group_formation_member=%28%3F%29%20%22Couches%20%E0%20Poissons%20et%20Ammonites%22
The link text is usually the name of the formation being linked to; if left blank the template will display Formation.
For example:
| Template | Produces |
|---|---|
{{paleodb|formation|%28%3F%29%20%22Couches%20%E0%20Poissons%20et%20Ammonites%22|%28%3F%29%20%22Couches%20%E0%20Poissons%20et%20Ammonites%22}}
|
Formation in the Paleobiology Database |
{{paleodb|formation|%28%3F%29%20%22Couches%20%E0%20Poissons%20et%20Ammonites%22|%28%3F%29%20%22Couches%20%E0%20Poissons%20et%20Ammonites%22|"Couches à Poissons et Ammonites" Formation}}
|
"Couches à Poissons et Ammonites" Formation in the Paleobiology Database |
Time scale change
To link to a time scale page, use the following format:
{{Paleodb|timescale|code#|Text}}
The code number for parameter 2 is found at the end of the URL; for example:
http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=processViewScale&scale_no=136
The link text is usually the title of the time scale being linked to; if left blank the template will display Time scale.
For example:
| Template | Produces |
|---|---|
{{Paleodb|timescale|136}}
|
Time scale in the Paleobiology Database |
{{Paleodb|timescale|136|Becker et al. Emsian Substages}}
|
Becker et al. Emsian Substages in the Paleobiology Database |
Time interval change
To link to a time scale page, use the following format:
{{Paleodb|timeinterval|code#|Text}}
The code number for parameter 2 is found at the end of the URL; for example:
http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=displayInterval&interval_no=32
The link text is usually the title of the time interval being linked to; if left blank the template will display Time interval.
For example:
| Template | Produces |
|---|---|
{{Paleodb|timeinterval|32}}
|
Time interval in the Paleobiology Database |
{{Paleodb|timeinterval|32|Holocene epoch}}
|
Holocene epoch in the Paleobiology Database |