Package index

Available functions

Trait evolution

Simulate trait evolution

stasis()

simulate phenotypic stasis

random_walk()

continuous time random walk

ornstein_uhlenbeck()

simulate ornstein-uhlenbeck (OU) process

Event type data

Simulate event type data (e.g., fossil location/ages, first/last occurrences)

p3()

simulate Poisson point process

p3_var_rate()

simulate variable rate Poisson point process

rej_samp()

rejection sampling

Ecology and taphonomy

Ecological niche models and taphonomic effects

apply_niche()

apply niche model to events

snd_niche()

simple niche model

bounded_niche()

define niche from boundaries

apply_taphonomy()

model taphonomic effects

thin()

thin a series of events (e.g. fossil occurrences)

Example data

Example data from stratigraphic forward models

scenarioA

example data, scenario A from Hohmann et al. (2024)