Marius Arsenault
b. 1942 · 7 books
Biography
Function : Miguasha National Park director since 1985, at the creation of this Quebec Parks. However, managing the operations on the fossiliferous site of Miguasha since 1977.
Education : Baccalaureate Sciences, Geology. Department of Earth Sciences, Université du Quebec in Montreal. Master Sciences, Vertebrate Paleontology. Department of Earth Sciences, Université du Québec in Montreal in association with the University of Toronto
Other : President of the International Symposium on the studies of Early Vertebrates, Miguasha National Park, June 2-22,1991
Member North American Society of Vertebrate Paleontology 1979 -2003.
As a publishing scientist, authors of many publications on the Escuminac Formation fauna in collaboration with French, American, and Quebec paleontologist. Papers in Canadian journal of Earth Sciences, Paleontology, Nature, etc.
Guest speaker in museums and universities in Canada, United States, China and Australia.
Member of the Canadian Delegation for the World Heritage Committee Meetings of Paris, 1994, and Marrakech, 1999.
Senior advisor for the Age of Fishes Museum, Canowindra, Australia.
Scientific advisor for Radio Québec, Radio Canada, NHK, Japan.
Participation to many international Symposiums and Meetings, i.e. International Symposium on Studies of Primitive Vertebrates, Beijing 1987, Paris 1995, Flagstaff 2000; Meeting on the UNESCO World Heritage Fossil Sydney-Adelaide 2000, Los Angeles 2002.
Since November 1979, responsible for the original idea, planning, and following the evolution of the inscription of Miguasha National Park on the List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The site was inscribed on that List on December 4th 1999. 23rd Meeting of the World Heritage Committee. Marrakech, Morocco.
Awards:
1984 Prix Erudicio, Radio-Québec for the art of popularising sciences.
1991 Stensiö Bronze Medal. Royal Academy of Sciences for the development and internationalisation of the Escuminac Formation fossil sites.
2003 Grand Prix d’excellence touristique 2003, Association touristique régionale de la Gaspésie.
2009 Was honoured by the National Order of Quebec and became a Knight of this National Order.
Education : Baccalaureate Sciences, Geology. Department of Earth Sciences, Université du Quebec in Montreal. Master Sciences, Vertebrate Paleontology. Department of Earth Sciences, Université du Québec in Montreal in association with the University of Toronto
Other : President of the International Symposium on the studies of Early Vertebrates, Miguasha National Park, June 2-22,1991
Member North American Society of Vertebrate Paleontology 1979 -2003.
As a publishing scientist, authors of many publications on the Escuminac Formation fauna in collaboration with French, American, and Quebec paleontologist. Papers in Canadian journal of Earth Sciences, Paleontology, Nature, etc.
Guest speaker in museums and universities in Canada, United States, China and Australia.
Member of the Canadian Delegation for the World Heritage Committee Meetings of Paris, 1994, and Marrakech, 1999.
Senior advisor for the Age of Fishes Museum, Canowindra, Australia.
Scientific advisor for Radio Québec, Radio Canada, NHK, Japan.
Participation to many international Symposiums and Meetings, i.e. International Symposium on Studies of Primitive Vertebrates, Beijing 1987, Paris 1995, Flagstaff 2000; Meeting on the UNESCO World Heritage Fossil Sydney-Adelaide 2000, Los Angeles 2002.
Since November 1979, responsible for the original idea, planning, and following the evolution of the inscription of Miguasha National Park on the List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The site was inscribed on that List on December 4th 1999. 23rd Meeting of the World Heritage Committee. Marrakech, Morocco.
Awards:
1984 Prix Erudicio, Radio-Québec for the art of popularising sciences.
1991 Stensiö Bronze Medal. Royal Academy of Sciences for the development and internationalisation of the Escuminac Formation fossil sites.
2003 Grand Prix d’excellence touristique 2003, Association touristique régionale de la Gaspésie.
2009 Was honoured by the National Order of Quebec and became a Knight of this National Order.
Books by Marius Arsenault
Arsenault, Marius & Janvier, P
Arsenault, Marius & Janvier, Philippe. - The anaspid-like craniates of the Escuminac Formation (Upper Devonian) from Miguasha (Québec, Canada) with remarks on anaspid-petromyzontid relationships.
Schultze, H.-P. & Marius. Arse
Schultze, H.-P. & Marius. Arsenault. - Quebecius quebecensis (Whiteaves), a porolepiform crossopterygian (Pisces) from the Late Devonian of Quebec, Canada.
Béland, P. & M. Arsenault. - S
Béland, P. & M. Arsenault. - Scauménellisation de l’Acanthodii Triazeugacanthus affinis (Whiteaves) de la formation d’Escuminac (Dévonien supérieur de Miguasha, Québec)
Schultze, H.-P. & M. Arsenault
Schultze, H.-P. & M. Arsenault. - The panderichthyid fish Elpistostege
- Eusthenopteron foordi, a pr
- Eusthenopteron foordi, a predator on Homalacanthus concinnus from the Escuminac Formation, Miguasha Quebec.
Béland, P. & M. Arsenault. -
Béland, P. & M. Arsenault. - Les poissons sortent de l’eau.
Etude morphologique de poisson
Etude morphologique de poissons fossiles de la Mer de Champlain (Pleistocene supérieur), en provenance de Green Creek, Ottawa