Cite PBDB in the Paleobiology Database
Template documentation[view] [edit] [history] [purge]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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
To link to a collection page, use the following format:
{{Cite PBDB|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 |
|---|---|
{{Cite PBDB|collection|58899}}
|
Collection in the Paleobiology Database |
{{Cite PBDB|collection|58899|Schooner Gulch (Miocene of the United States)}}
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Schooner Gulch (Miocene of the United States) in the Paleobiology Database |
Taxon[edit]
i.e. {{Cite PBDB|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 |
|---|---|
{{Cite PBDB|taxon|28856}}
|
Cite PBDB in the Paleobiology Database |
{{Cite PBDB|taxon|28856|Rhychonella}}
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Rhynchonella in the Paleobiology Database |
Picture[edit]
To link to a picture page, use the following format:
{{Cite PBDB|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 |
|---|---|
{{Cite PBDB|picture|1020}}
|
Picture in the Paleobiology Database |
{{Cite PBDB|picture|1020|Triassopsychops superba}}
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Triassopsychops superba in the Paleobiology Database |
Reference[edit]
To link to a reference page, use the following format:
{{Cite PBDB|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 |
|---|---|
{{Cite PBDB|reference|16702}}
|
Reference in the Paleobiology Database |
{{Cite PBDB|reference|16702|J.M. Clark 1991}}
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J.M. Clark 1991 in the Paleobiology Database |
Formation[edit]
To link to a stratigraphic unit (formation) page, use the following format:
{{Cite PBDB|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 |
|---|---|
{{Cite PBDB|formation|%28%3F%29%20%22Couches%20%E0%20Poissons%20et%20Ammonites%22|%28%3F%29%20%22Couches%20%E0%20Poissons%20et%20Ammonites%22}}
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Formation in the Paleobiology Database |
{{Cite PBDB|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}}
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"Couches à Poissons et Ammonites" Formation in the Paleobiology Database |
Time scale[edit]
To link to a time scale page, use the following format:
{{Cite PBDB|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 |
|---|---|
{{Cite PBDB|timescale|136}}
|
Time scale in the Paleobiology Database |
{{Cite PBDB|timescale|136|Becker et al. Emsian Substages}}
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Becker et al. Emsian Substages in the Paleobiology Database |
Time interval[edit]
To link to a time scale page, use the following format:
{{Cite PBDB|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 |
|---|---|
{{Cite PBDB|timeinterval|32}}
|
Time interval in the Paleobiology Database |
{{Cite PBDB|timeinterval|32|Holocene epoch}}
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Holocene epoch in the Paleobiology Database |