olivier.chavasseau[at]univ-poitiers.fr
Main research question
My research explores the evolution of anthropoid- and hominoid-bearing faunas in the Cenozoic of Southeast Asia.
Topics of study
I am particularly interested in the evolution of large mammals, including that of anthropoid primates and hominoids.
Fieldworks
It is within this framework that I participate in the field excavations of the Paleontological Mission-French-Burma in the Eocene (Pondaung Formation) and the Miocene (Irrawaddy Formation).
Other responsibilities
- Directeur adjoint de l’Unité de Formation Géosciences
- Membre de la commission de spécialistes Section 35/36
- Responsable de la collection d’anatomie comparée de PALEVOPRIM dédiée à l’enseignement, la recherche et la diffusion vers le grand public.
