The NOW Database of Fossil Mammals
Author:
Žliobaitė Indrė,Fortelius Mikael,Bernor Raymond L.,van den Hoek Ostende Lars W.,Janis Christine M.,Lintulaakso Kari,Säilä Laura K.,Werdelin Lars,Casanovas-Vilar Isaac,Croft Darin A.,Flynn Lawrence J.,Hopkins Samantha S. B.,Kaakinen Anu,Kordos László,Kostopoulos Dimitris S.,Pandolfi Luca,Rowan John,Tesakov Alexey,Vislobokova Innessa,Zhang Zhaoqun,Aiglstorfer Manuela,Alba David M.,Arnal Michelle,Antoine Pierre-Olivier,Belmaker Miriam,Bilgin Melike,Boisserie Jean-Renaud,Borths Matthew R.,Cooke Siobhán B.,van Dam Jan A.,Delson Eric,Eronen Jussi T.,Fox David,Friscia Anthony R.,Furió Marc,Giaourtsakis Ioannis X.,Holbrook Luke,Hunter John,López-Torres Sergi,Ludtke Joshua,Minwer-Barakat Raef,van der Made Jan,Mennecart Bastien,Pushkina Diana,Rook Lorenzo,Saarinen Juha,Samuels Joshua X.,Sanders William,Silcox Mary T.,Vepsäläinen Jouni
Abstract
AbstractNOW (New and Old Worlds) is a global database of fossil mammal occurrences, currently containing around 68,000 locality-species entries. The database spans the last 66 million years, with its primary focus on the last 23 million years. Whereas the database contains records from all continents, the main focus and coverage of the database historically has been on Eurasia. The database includes primarily, but not exclusively, terrestrial mammals. It covers a large part of the currently known mammalian fossil record, focusing on classical and actively researched fossil localities. The database is managed in collaboration with an international advisory board of experts. Rather than a static archive, it emphasizes the continuous integration of new knowledge of the community, data curation, and consistency of scientific interpretations. The database records species occurrences at localities worldwide, as well as ecological characteristics of fossil species, geological contexts of localities and more. The NOW database is primarily used for two purposes: (1) queries about occurrences of particular taxa, their characteristics and properties of localities in the spirit of an encyclopedia; and (2) large scale research and quantitative analyses of evolutionary processes, patterns, reconstructing past environments, as well as interpreting evolutionary contexts. The data are fully open, no logging in or community membership is necessary for using the data for any purpose.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
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