Databases
NECLIME provides data through various databases, each of which has a specific focus either on the fossil record, environmental requirements of taxa, or long-term storage of data. These collaborations foster synergy and secure the sustainability of NECLIME data.
PALAEOFLORA database
Palaeoflora provides information on Cenozoic plant taxa (macro
and micro), corresponding Nearest Living Relatives (NLRs) to
fossil taxa, and their climatic requirements. The climate data
collected in
Palaeoflora are based on plant distribution in the global context
and records of meteorological stations suitable to reconstruct
past regional
climates from any paleobotanical record having known NLRs (e.g.,
using the Coexistence Approach).
Neotoma Paleoecology Database
Neotoma exists to support global-change research by providing an open, community-curated repository for multiple kinds of paleoecological data
(including Fossil Pollen and Plant Macrofossils) and covers primarily the Pliocene-Quaternary part of the geologic record.
PANGAEA – Publishing Network for Geoscientific
and Environmental Data
The information system PANGAEA is operated as an Open Access
library aimed at archiving, publishing and distributing georeferenced
data from earth system research. The system guarantees long-term availability
of its content through a commitment of the hosting institutions.
Pangaea was the preferred database to distribute taxa lists of
fossil floras and paleoclimate data generated by NECLIME members.
Find
NECLIME data in Pangaea here.
ROAD
– The ROCEEH Out of Africa Database
The ROAD database of the ROCEEH project is a web-based relational
database combining archaeological, paleoanthropological, paleontological,
paleobotanical, geographical and bibliographical information. ROAD represents
an ambitious effort to collect and link data from a variety of disciplines
with the aim of reconstructing early human expansions.
NECLIME concepts and methods are crucial for contributing to
a better understanding of early human environments. NECLIME results are
included in the ROAD database.
NOW – New and Old World - Database of fossil mammals
The NOW fossil mammal database is a most comprehensive repository
of data on Cenozoic land mammal taxa with a focus on European,
North American and African sites. Their database can be browsed to find
localities
and their taxa lists as well as information on taxa including
their attributes describing anatomy and inferred diet, locomotion and
other
properties.