diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 0aad247..8e49c1f 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ URL: https://docs.ropensci.org/paleobioDB/,
 BugReports: https://github.com/ropensci/paleobioDB/issues
 Imports:
     curl,
-    graphics,
-    grDevices,
     gtools,
     maps,
     rjson,
diff --git a/R/pbdb_geographic_functions.R b/R/pbdb_geographic_functions.R
index 497dc41..8dacecf 100644
--- a/R/pbdb_geographic_functions.R
+++ b/R/pbdb_geographic_functions.R
@@ -65,13 +65,13 @@
 #'   in the map.
 #' @param do_plot Logical. If `TRUE`, the function produces a plot in
 #'   addition to returning a data frame with the occurrence counts.
-#' @param ... Other parameters. See [par()] and [map()].
+#' @param ... Other parameters. See [par()] and [maps::map()].
 #' @details The argument `show = "coords"` in the [pbdb_occurrences()]
 #'   function is required. We recommend the use of a cairo device
 #'   ([X11()]) for better visualization of the maps. See Examples.
 #' @returns A data frame with the number of occurrences per
 #'   coordinate.
-#' @seealso See [pbdb_occurrences()], [map()], [par()] and [colors()]
+#' @seealso See [pbdb_occurrences()], [maps::map()], [par()] and [colors()]
 #'   help pages.
 #' @export
 #' @examples \dontrun{
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ pbdb_map <- function(data, col_int = "white", pch = 19, col_ocean = "black",
 #'   map.
 #' @param do_plot Logical. If `TRUE`, the function produces a plot in
 #'   addition to returning a `SpatRaster`.
-#' @param ... Other parameters. See [par()] and [map()]
+#' @param ... Other parameters. See [par()] and [maps::map()]
 #' @details The argument `show = "coords"` in the [pbdb_occurrences()]
 #'   function is required. We recommend the use of a cairo device
 #'   ([X11()]) for better visualization of the maps. See Examples.
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ pbdb_map <- function(data, col_int = "white", pch = 19, col_ocean = "black",
 #'   resolution that was specified in the `res` argument. The default
 #'   is `res = 5`. Users that wish to work with objects of this type
 #'   should load package `terra`.
-#' @seealso See [pbdb_occurrences()], [map()], [par()] and [colors()]
+#' @seealso See [pbdb_occurrences()], [maps::map()], [par()] and [colors()]
 #'   help pages
 #' @export
 #' @examples \dontrun{
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ pbdb_map_occur <- function(data,
 #'   colour gradient showing the richness per cell in the map.
 #' @param title A title for the plot, to be positioned to the right of
 #'   the legend.
-#' @param ... Other parameters. See [par()] and [map()].
+#' @param ... Other parameters. See [par()] and [maps::map()].
 #' @details The argument `show = c("coords", "classext")` in the
 #'   [pbdb_occurrences()] function is required. We recommend the use
 #'   of a cairo device ([X11()]) for better visualization of the
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ pbdb_map_occur <- function(data,
 #'   that was specified in the `res` argument. The default is `res =
 #'   5`. Users that wish to work with objects of this type should load
 #'   package `terra`.
-#' @seealso See [pbdb_occurrences()], [map()], [par()] and [colors()]
+#' @seealso See [pbdb_occurrences()], [maps::map()], [par()] and [colors()]
 #'   help pages.
 #' @export
 #' @examples \dontrun{
diff --git a/R/pbdb_queries.R b/R/pbdb_queries.R
index 106e8dc..bbae788 100644
--- a/R/pbdb_queries.R
+++ b/R/pbdb_queries.R
@@ -525,6 +525,15 @@ pbdb_scale <- function(id, ...) {
 #'   documentation for accepted parameters at
 #'   <https://paleobiodb.org/data1.2/scales/list>. E.g.:
 #'
+#' * `all_records`: Set to `TRUE` to list all intervals.
+#'
+#' * `id`: Return only time scales with the specified
+#'   identifier(s). It is possible to provide multiple identifiers as
+#'   a comma-separated list.
+#'
+#' * `name`: Return only time scales with the specified name(s). It is
+#'   possible to provide multiple names as a comma-separated list.
+#'
 #' * `vocab`: Set to `"pbdb"` to show the complete name of the
 #'   variables (by default variables have short 3-letter names).
 #'
@@ -534,7 +543,7 @@ pbdb_scale <- function(id, ...) {
 #' @examples \dontrun{
 #'   ## Get a data frame with all the scales available in PBDB
 #'   ## by setting no ids
-#'   pbdb_scales()
+#'   pbdb_scales(all_records = TRUE)
 #' }
 pbdb_scales <- function(...) {
   l <- list(...)
diff --git a/man/pbdb_map.Rd b/man/pbdb_map.Rd
index e213642..6fe4be8 100644
--- a/man/pbdb_map.Rd
+++ b/man/pbdb_map.Rd
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ in the map.}
 \item{do_plot}{Logical. If \code{TRUE}, the function produces a plot in
 addition to returning a data frame with the occurrence counts.}
 
-\item{...}{Other parameters. See \code{\link[=par]{par()}} and \code{\link[=map]{map()}}.}
+\item{...}{Other parameters. See \code{\link[=par]{par()}} and \code{\link[maps:map]{maps::map()}}.}
 }
 \value{
 A data frame with the number of occurrences per
@@ -68,6 +68,6 @@ function is required. We recommend the use of a cairo device
 }
 }
 \seealso{
-See \code{\link[=pbdb_occurrences]{pbdb_occurrences()}}, \code{\link[=map]{map()}}, \code{\link[=par]{par()}} and \code{\link[=colors]{colors()}}
+See \code{\link[=pbdb_occurrences]{pbdb_occurrences()}}, \code{\link[maps:map]{maps::map()}}, \code{\link[=par]{par()}} and \code{\link[=colors]{colors()}}
 help pages.
 }
diff --git a/man/pbdb_map_occur.Rd b/man/pbdb_map_occur.Rd
index 5df7fea..f300a47 100644
--- a/man/pbdb_map_occur.Rd
+++ b/man/pbdb_map_occur.Rd
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ map.}
 \item{do_plot}{Logical. If \code{TRUE}, the function produces a plot in
 addition to returning a \code{SpatRaster}.}
 
-\item{...}{Other parameters. See \code{\link[=par]{par()}} and \code{\link[=map]{map()}}}
+\item{...}{Other parameters. See \code{\link[=par]{par()}} and \code{\link[maps:map]{maps::map()}}}
 }
 \value{
 A \code{SpatRaster} object with the sampling effort (number of
@@ -62,6 +62,6 @@ function is required. We recommend the use of a cairo device
 }
 }
 \seealso{
-See \code{\link[=pbdb_occurrences]{pbdb_occurrences()}}, \code{\link[=map]{map()}}, \code{\link[=par]{par()}} and \code{\link[=colors]{colors()}}
+See \code{\link[=pbdb_occurrences]{pbdb_occurrences()}}, \code{\link[maps:map]{maps::map()}}, \code{\link[=par]{par()}} and \code{\link[=colors]{colors()}}
 help pages
 }
diff --git a/man/pbdb_map_richness.Rd b/man/pbdb_map_richness.Rd
index 4b16a36..73817d6 100644
--- a/man/pbdb_map_richness.Rd
+++ b/man/pbdb_map_richness.Rd
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ colour gradient showing the richness per cell in the map.}
 \item{title}{A title for the plot, to be positioned to the right of
 the legend.}
 
-\item{...}{Other parameters. See \code{\link[=par]{par()}} and \code{\link[=map]{map()}}.}
+\item{...}{Other parameters. See \code{\link[=par]{par()}} and \code{\link[maps:map]{maps::map()}}.}
 }
 \value{
 A \code{SpatRaster} object with the richness of the specified
@@ -72,6 +72,6 @@ graphs. See Examples.
 }
 }
 \seealso{
-See \code{\link[=pbdb_occurrences]{pbdb_occurrences()}}, \code{\link[=map]{map()}}, \code{\link[=par]{par()}} and \code{\link[=colors]{colors()}}
+See \code{\link[=pbdb_occurrences]{pbdb_occurrences()}}, \code{\link[maps:map]{maps::map()}}, \code{\link[=par]{par()}} and \code{\link[=colors]{colors()}}
 help pages.
 }
diff --git a/man/pbdb_scales.Rd b/man/pbdb_scales.Rd
index 4f5d1fb..2d07a51 100644
--- a/man/pbdb_scales.Rd
+++ b/man/pbdb_scales.Rd
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ pbdb_scales(...)
 documentation for accepted parameters at
 \url{https://paleobiodb.org/data1.2/scales/list}. E.g.:
 \itemize{
+\item \code{all_records}: Set to \code{TRUE} to list all intervals.
+\item \code{id}: Return only time scales with the specified
+identifier(s). It is possible to provide multiple identifiers as
+a comma-separated list.
+\item \code{name}: Return only time scales with the specified name(s). It is
+possible to provide multiple names as a comma-separated list.
 \item \code{vocab}: Set to \code{"pbdb"} to show the complete name of the
 variables (by default variables have short 3-letter names).
 }}
@@ -25,6 +31,6 @@ Returns information about multiple time scales.
 \dontrun{
   ## Get a data frame with all the scales available in PBDB
   ## by setting no ids
-  pbdb_scales()
+  pbdb_scales(all_records = TRUE)
 }
 }
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-queries_intervals_scales.R b/tests/testthat/test-queries_intervals_scales.R
index 05adf02..6ab9c56 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-queries_intervals_scales.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-queries_intervals_scales.R
@@ -22,9 +22,10 @@ test_that("pbdb_scale() returns a data frame with an id column", {
   expect_equal(nrow(response), 1)
 })
 
-test_that("multivalue elements are converted to a string with semicolons", {
+test_that("pbdb_scales() returns a data frame with an id column", {
   skip_if_offline("paleobiodb.org")
-  response <- pbdb_scales()
-  expect_true("lvs" %in% names(response))
-  expect_true(all(grepl(";", response$lvs)))
+  response <- pbdb_scales(all_records = TRUE)
+  expect_s3_class(response, "data.frame")
+  expect_true("oid" %in% names(response))
+  expect_gt(nrow(response), 1)
 })