Sylvain Adnet. Institut des Sciences de l’Evolution (UMR5554, CNRS, UM, IRD, EPHE), Université de Montpellier, Place E. Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier Cedex 05, France. Sylvain.adnet@umontpellier.fr
Sylvain Adnet is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geological Sciences at University of Montpellier, France. Paleontologist at the Institut of Evolutionary Sciences of Montpellier, her recent research is primarily focused on Mesozoic and Cenozoic Elasmobranch evolution. His research involves both field and lab work, from fossil teeth to data analysis.
Laurent Marivaux. Institut des Sciences de l’Evolution (UMR5554, CNRS, UM, IRD, EPHE), Université de Montpellier, Place E. Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier Cedex 05, France. laurent.marivaux@umontpellier.fr
Laurent Marivaux is a CNRS researcher, paleontologist and head of the Paleontology Department at the "Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier". He has a PhD in Vertebrate Paleontology from the University of Montpellier. His research focuses on macroevolutionary, phylogenetic, historical biogeography and paleobiological aspects of the early Tertiary adaptive radiations of some mammal groups (especially Rodentia, Primates, Dermoptera and Chiroptera, and others in collaboration), with a special emphasis on the role of the geodynamic and paleoenvironment changes on their emergence, dispersals and evolution. His is primarily a field paleontologist working in Paleo- and Neotropics.
Henri Cappetta. Institut des Sciences de l’Evolution (UMR5554, CNRS, UM, IRD, EPHE), Université de Montpellier, Place E. Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier Cedex 05, France. henri.cappetta@umontpellier.fr
Dr. Henri Cappetta is a Researcher Emeritus CNRS, palaeontologist at the University of Montpellier, France. His research focuses on macroevolutionary, phylogenetic, historical biogeography and paleobiological aspects of the fossil Elasmobranchs, with a special emphasis on their systematics. His is primarily a field paleontologist working in Africa.
Anne-Lise Charruault. Institut des Sciences de l’Evolution (UMR5554, CNRS, UM, IRD, EPHE), Université de Montpellier, Place E. Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier Cedex 05, France. anne-lise.charruault@umontpellier.fr
Anne-Lise Charruault is the fossil collections co-manager for the University of Montpellier and employed as field preparatory in palaeontologist at the Paleontological Lab of ISEM, Montpellier University (France).
El Mabrouk Essid. Office National des Mines (ONM), 24 rue 8601, 2035 La Charguia, Tunis BP: 215, 1080 Tunis, Tunisia. mab_04@yahoo.fr
Essid is engineer in Geology and cartographer. He is head of the Documentation Service and Data bases. This service is in charge of the management and monitoring of activities of the documentation center of the National Office of Mines (Tunisia).
Suzanne Jiquel. Institut des Sciences de l’Evolution (UMR5554, CNRS, UM, IRD, EPHE), Université de Montpellier, Place E. Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier Cedex 05, France. suzanne.jiquel@umontpellier.fr
Suzanne Jiquel is employed as field preparatory in palaeontologist at the Paleontological Lab and the fossil collections co-manager for the University of Montpellier. This service is in charge of the management and monitoring of fossil collections belonging to the Paleontological Lab of ISEM, Montpellier University (France).
Hayet Khayati Ammar. Office National des Mines (ONM), 24 rue 8601, 2035 La Charguia, Tunis BP: 215, 1080 Tunis, Tunisia. khayatihayet@yahoo.fr
Ammar is engineer in Micropalaeontology. She is assistant director of Geological Studies in the Department of Geology of the National Office of Mines (Tunisia). This service manages the activities of the paleontology department such as the sedimentological studies, and those of the thematic studies service (production of geological maps of Tunisia, notably indicating the natural hazards ).
Bernard Marandat. Institut des Sciences de l’Evolution (UMR5554, CNRS, UM, IRD, EPHE), Université de Montpellier, Place E. Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier Cedex 05, France. bernard.marandat@umontpellier.fr
Dr. Bernard Marandat was a CNRS engineer at the University of Montpellier, France. He is a vertebrate paleontologist devoted to European paleogene mammal evolution. His work primarily focused on the morphology and systematics of micromammals from Paleogene of Europe.
Wissem Marzougui. Office National des Mines (ONM), 24 rue 8601, 2035 La Charguia, Tunis BP: 215, 1080 Tunis, Tunisia. wi_marzougui@yahoo.fr
Marzougui is an engineer in geological sciences specialized in structural geology. He realized numerous geological and thematic maps at different scales. He also provides geological expertise.
Gilles Merzeraud. Géosciences Montpellier (UMR 5243, CNRS/UM/Université des Antilles), Université de Montpellier, Place E. Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier Cedex 05, France. gilles.merzeraud@umontpellier.fr
Gilles Merzeraud is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geological Sciences at University of Montpellier, France. Sedimentologist at Geosciences Montpellier, his research is primarily focused in siliciclastic and carbonate systems, basin geology and reservoir characterization. He has a long history of working in partnership with the industry.
Rim Temani. Office National des Mines (ONM), 24 rue 8601, 2035 La Charguia, Tunis BP: 215, 1080 Tunis, Tunisia. rim.temani@onm.nat.tn
Temani is a biostratigrapher (Foraminifera and Ostracoda), in the geological department at the National Office of Mines in Tunisia. She got her MSc [earth sciences] degrees in the Faculty of Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences of Tunis. Her PhD Thesis focused on Post-Tortonian ostracoda in Eastern Tunisia. She is mainly working on Upper Cretaceous and Tertiary sediments. Her research focuses on Messinian, Pliocene and Quaternary with a special emphasis on, quantitative analysis, paleoenvironmental reconstruction and climatic interpretation, in Tunisia and in the Mediterranean Sea.
Monique Vianey-Liaud. Institut des Sciences de l’Evolution (UMR5554, CNRS, UM, IRD, EPHE), Université de Montpellier, Place E. Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier Cedex 05, France. monique.vianey-liaud@umontpellier.fr
Monique Vianey-Liaud is professor Emeritus at the University Montpellier. She works in the "Département Forme, Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution » of the University of Montpellier, as an emeritous professor of Paleontology. Her researches concern early adaptive radiations of mammals, mainly European Paleogene rodents (theridomorphs for the most) and in a lesser extent, lagomorphs, North African Paleogene rodents, Paleogene multituberculates and Dinosaur eggshells. She actively participates in field work in Morocco and in the South of France (Quercy, Corbières, Provence) (and in Tunisia until 2011).
Rodolphe Tabuce. Institut des Sciences de l’Evolution (UMR5554, CNRS, UM, IRD, EPHE), Université de Montpellier, Place E. Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier Cedex 05, France. rodolphe.tabuce@umontpellier.fr
Tabuce is CNRS researcher in paleontology. He has a PhD in vertebrate paleontology from the University of Montpellier. His research focuses on early Tertiary emergence, diversification, and paleobiogeographic history of Afro-Arabian mammals (notably afrotherians). He is also working on European late Cretaceous eutherians and intra-European faunal turnover during the early Eocene hyperthermals.
