Neotoma Paleoecology Database

Neotoma supports paleoecology research with community-curated data and services about past environments.

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About Neotoma Paleoecology Database

Neotoma Paleoecology Database is a web hub for paleoecological and paleoenvironmental data. Its homepage describes it as supporting global-change research and education through open, community-curated data and services. The homepage lists 31,244 sites, 14,046,207 datapoints, 46,291 datasets and 15,343 publications in the database, and it shows recent data uploads from regional databases, including pollen, plant macrofossil, ostracode, fauna and isotope records.

The homepage also links to an Explorer, a Contribute Data page, a Donate page and a news and events section. A newly added Hierarchical Taxonomy Viewer is highlighted. The excerpt reviewed does not describe licensing terms, access restrictions or geographic eligibility for users or contributors.

Key features

  • Community-curated open data for paleoecological and paleoenvironmental research
  • Hierarchical Taxonomy Viewer, highlighted as a new addition on the homepage
  • Explorer for browsing database contents
  • Contribute Data page for submitting new datasets
  • Regional databases covering pollen, plant macrofossil, ostracode, fauna and isotope data
  • Homepage summary of sites, datapoints, datasets and publications
Best for: Researchers and students in paleoecology and paleoenvironmental studies who need past environmental datasets.
Good for
  • Data is described as open and community-curated
  • Contains records from multiple regional databases, such as the Indo-Pacific Pollen Database and the European Pollen Database
  • Homepage reports a large collection of sites, datasets and datapoints

Neotoma Paleoecology Database at a glance

Official website
neotomadb.org
Type
Dataset
Platforms
Web
Language
English
Last checked
Oct 6, 2026 · Online when checked
Listed
Oct 5, 2026

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Neotoma Paleoecology Database FAQ

What kinds of records does the database include?
Recent uploads shown on the homepage include pollen surface sample data, charcoal, geochronologic data, plant macrofossils, ostracode surface samples, vertebrate fauna and specimen stable isotope data.
Can users contribute their own data?
The homepage includes a Contribute Data link. The excerpt does not describe the submission process or requirements.
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