Claude Monnet

> Research Engineer in Paleontology and in Numerical Analysis of (Paleo-)Biological Data > *(Ingénieur de Recherche en Paléontologie et Analyses Numériques de Données (Paléo-)Biologiques)* Member of the "paleontology" team in the French lab "UMR 8198 Evo-Eco-Paleo" at the University of Lille (France) Univ. Lille, CNRS, UMR 8198 - Evo-Eco-Paleo, F-59000 Lille, France **Biosketch** Dr. Claude Monnet is an invertebrate paleontologist (research engineer) at the University of Lille (Sciences and Technologies), France. He received his M.Sc. (1999) in Paleontology from the University of Lyon (France) and his Ph.D. (2005) in Paleontology from the University of Zürich (Switzerland), both with awards. Also, he got his "habilitation" thesis at the University of Lille (France) in 2016. His major research interests focus mainly on macroevolution/ macroecology in deep time and quantitative paleontology. Complementary research topics cover systematics, biostratigraphy, taxonomic biodiversity, morphological disparity, and 3D morphometrics. Taxonomic strength and field experience are in Triassic and Cretaceous (Mesozoic) ammonoids (cephalopods) from North America, Europe, and North Africa. Current scientific activities concern the use and development of computer tools to quantitatively and statistically investigate various questions/ hypotheses on diverse fossil groups (from systematics, over biostratigraphy and biodiversity, to phenotypic evolution) in macro-evolution/ -ecology. **Positions** \* 2011--: Univ. Lille, CNRS, UMR 8198 - Evo-Eco-Paleo, F-59000 Lille, France ([link](http://eep.univ-lille.fr/)) \* 2002--2011: Paläontologisches Institut und Museum, University of Zürich, Switzerland ([link](https://www.pim.uzh.ch/)) \* 1999--2001: Université Claude Bernard Lyon I, Centre des Sciences de la Terre, Villeurbanne, France **Research Interests** \* Macroevolution and macroecology (patterns and processes of biodiversity at large temporal and spatial scales) \* Taxonomic biodiversity (richness, evenness, distinctness, composition) \* Morphological disparity and morphometrics \* Ammonoids (Molluscs, Cephalopods), especially Devonian, Triassic and Cretaceous \* Quantitative biostratigraphy (biochronology) and correlation of geological and biological events \* Quantitative paleontology, especially by development and application of R packages **Ammonoids and Macroevolution/Macroecology** One of the main advantages of paleontology over neontology is the possibility to analyse evolutionary and ecological patterns not only in deep time, but also over several stratigraphic boundaries. Particularly the analysis of paleobiogeographic patterns through time allow answering questions related to large-scale changes, unfeasible with recent data alone. A clade of organisms, which clearly predestines for this kind of studies are ammonoids, cephalopods of the Mesozoic and late Paleozoic with a usually single-coiled shell. Ammonoids are highly abundant in many marine strata of the Mesozoic and late Paleozoic and show high evolutionary rates as well, often easily visible in the interspecific variation of their shell morphology. This makes them not only interesting for evolutionary biology, but also for researching macroecological patterns and large-scale ecosystem changes. **Publications** See just below.