Neogene Climate Evolution in Eurasia

The third Neogene Climate Evolution in Eurasia (NECLIME) Asian meet aimed to reconstruct the palaeoclimate using a multiproxy approach, viz. megafossils (plants, vertebrates and invertebrates), microfossils (pollen-spores, phytoliths, diatoms, forams, nanofossils, etc.), isotopes, geological and geochemical signals. The meeting also provided an opportunity to enhance the database of low-latitudinal area of Eurasia, where monsoon pattern is considered as an important factor for floral and faunal evolution and their biodiversity. The major themes covered in the meeting included palaeobiogeography and biodiversity, climate and fauna, palaeoclimatic reconstruction as well as climate and vegetation dynamics of Neogene and Quaternary time.