Chloé Mazier
SNSF PhD student
JURASSICA Museum
Route de Fontenais 21
2900 Porrentruy
Switzerland
chloe.mazier[at]jurassica.ch
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Department of Geosciences
University of Fribourg
Chemin du musée 6
1700 Fribourg
Switzerland
I am a PhD student in vertebrate palaeontology, especially turtle palaeontology. My PhD will try to estimate the ecology of Thalassochelydia, a group of marine turtles found in the Jurassic, notably in Switzerland, France and Germany. After obtaining a Bachelor degree in Biology in the University of Rennes, I obtained a Master degree in Bio-geosciences, with a specialty in Palaeontology, Paleo-environments and Heritage. During this master, I did an internship at the Jurassica Museum which led to my current doctorate. In addition to my PhD, I can also be part of different events (visits, exhibitions) within the Jurassica Museum.
Research thematics
- Geochemical analyses applied to the study of extant and fossil turtles’ ecology
- Study of morphological characteristics linked to the ecology of Thalassochelydia
- Cranial and postcranial morphology of Eurysternidae
Keywords
Thalassochelydia, Geochemistry, Isotopic analyses, Ecology, 3D modelisationPublications
Employment history
| 2024 | Volunteering in the collections of Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle, “computerization of the Quercy mammal collection”, Paris, France (6 months) |
| 2022 | Assistant to the University’s collections manager, University of Rennes, France (4 months) |
Academic background
| 2021–2023 | Master in Bio-geosciences, University of Rennes, France |
| 2019–2021 | Bachelor in Biology, University of Rennes, France |
| 2017–2019 | Bachelor in Biology, University of Evry Val d’Essonne, France |
Fieldwork
| 2025 | Gers |
| 2023 | Chevenez Quarry (Late Jurassic), Switzerland (2 weeks) [Dr. Jérémy Anquetin, Jurassica Museum] |