The PBDB Navigator is an interactive map which allows y'all to explore worldwide fossil discoveries yesteryear location, fourth dimension together with taxonomy. The map provides a actually tardily to purpose navigational tool to browse the global Paleobiology Database.
Each point on the map represents a collection of fossils. If y'all choose a point on the map y'all tin move sentiment detailed data on the fossil collection number, seat out of occurrences, the fourth dimension period, the place together with the reference of where these occurrences came from.
Beneath the map is a geological timeline which allows y'all to filter the map yesteryear a specific geologic fourth dimension period. If y'all choose a fourth dimension menstruum from the timeline the timeline volition zoom inward to the selected timescale. You tin move directly choose a fourth dimension menstruum to filter the map to entirely demonstrate fossil records from your chosen geologic time.
You tin move also purpose the 'paleogeography' push inward the principal map bill of fare to alter the map sentiment from the modern earth map to a paleo continental map for your selected geologic time.
You tin move also search the fossil records yesteryear specific organism using the 'taxa browser' push inward the map menu. This allows y'all to filter the records yesteryear taxonomic name. For instance y'all could search for the genus 'Canis' to demonstrate entirely Canis fossils on the map.
You tin move combine the taxonomy together with geologic fourth dimension filters to search for specific species fossils inside a defined fourth dimension period. For example, y'all could choose the genus 'Canis' from the taxonomic filter together with the menstruum 'Cenozoic' from the geologic timeline to sentiment a map of all the Canis fossils establish around the earth from the Cenozoic period.
