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Didier Néraudeau

Didier Néraudeau

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Earth Science

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5527
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5883
National Ranking
434

Overview

Didier Néraudeau is affiliated with the University of Rennes in France and specializes in research spanning Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work has a significant focus on paleontology, ecology, evolution, and earth-surface processes.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Plant Diversity and Evolution
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions
  • Fossil Insects in Amber

Research output by Didier Néraudeau is published across several notable venues, including:

  • Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France
  • Geological Magazine
  • Comptes Rendus Palevol
  • Annales de Paléontologie
  • Geodiversitas

Recent publications reflect a diverse set of topics related to paleontology and fossil studies:

  • Amber- and plant-bearing deposits from the Cenomanian of Neau (Mayenne, France), 2020, Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France
  • Conifers from the Cenomanian amber of Fouras (Charente-Maritime, western France), 2020, Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France
  • New insights into the early evolution of horizontal spiral trace fossils and the age of the Brioverian series (Ediacaran-Cambrian) in Brittany, NW France, 2021, Geological Magazine
  • A review of the Hirmeriellaceae (Cheirolepidiaceae) wood, 2022, IAWA Journal - KU Leuven/IAWA Journal
  • Plant-insect interactions from the mid-Cretaceous at Puy-Puy (Aquitaine Basin, western France) indicates preferential herbivory for angiosperms amid a forest of ferns, gymnosperms, and angiosperms, 2022, Botany Letters

Frequent collaboration is evident with coauthors who have contributed to multiple publications alongside Didier Néraudeau. These coauthors include:

  • Jean-David Moreau
  • Éric Dépré
  • Vincent Perrichot
  • Marc Philippe
  • Alfredo Loi

The scientist's body of work integrates interdisciplinary approaches within paleontology and Earth sciences, covering evolutionary patterns of ancient plant and insect life, fossil stratigraphy, and geological contexts that offer insights into historical ecosystems and environmental conditions.

Best Publications

  • Early human occupation of the Red Sea coast of Eritrea during the last interglacial

    R.C. Walter;R.T. Buffler;J.H. Bruggemann;J.H. Bruggemann;J.H. Bruggemann;M.M.M. Guillaume

  • Late Permian–Middle Jurassic lithospheric thinning in Peru and Bolivia, and its bearing on Andean-age tectonics

    Thierry Sempere;Gabriel Carlier;Pierre Soler;Michel Fornari

  • Un nouveau gisement à ambre insectifère et à végétaux (Albien terminal probable) : Archingeay (Charente-Maritime, France)

    Didier Néraudeau;Vincent Perrichot;Jean Dejax;Edwige Masure

  • Phase contrast X-ray synchrotron imaging: opening access to fossil inclusions in opaque amber.

    Malvina Lak;Didier Néraudeau;André Nel;Peter Cloetens

  • New Psychodids from the Cretaceous Ambers of Lebanon and France, with a Discussion of Eophlebotomus connectens Cockerell, 1920 (Diptera, Psychodidae)

    D Azar;Vincent Perrichot;D. Neraudeau;Andre Nel

  • Découverte d’un dépôt paralique à bois fossiles, ambre insectifère et restes d’Iguanodontidae (Dinosauria, Ornithopoda) dans le Cénomanien inférieur de Fouras (Charente-Maritime, Sud-Ouest de la France)

    Didier Néraudeau;Ronan Allain;Vincent Perrichot;Blaise Videt

  • A reassessment of the Cretaceous amber deposits from France and their palaeontological significance

    Vincent Perrichot;Didier Neraudeau;Andre Nel;Gael De Ploeg

  • The oldest modern therian mammal from Europe and its bearing on stem marsupial paleobiogeography.

    Romain Vullo;Emmanuel Gheerbrant;Christian de Muizon;Didier Néraudeau

  • Synchrotron X-ray imaging of inclusions in amber

    Carmen Soriano;Carmen Soriano;Mike Archer;Dany Azar;Dany Azar;Phil Creaser

  • Changing biodiversity of Mediterranean irregular echinoids from the Messinian to the Present-Day

    Didier Néraudeau;Evelyne Goubert;D. Lacour;J Rouchy

  • Paléoécologie et paléobiogéographie des faunes d'échinides du Cénomanien nord-aquitain (Charente-Maritime, France)

    Didier Neraudeau;Pierre Moreau

  • The early evolution of feathers: fossil evidence from Cretaceous amber of France.

    Vincent Perrichot;Loïc Marion;Didier Néraudeau;Romain Vullo

  • Fossil evidence for the early ant evolution

    Vincent Perrichot;Sébastien Lacau;Didier Néraudeau;André Nel

  • Stratigraphie et paléontologie (plantes, vertébrés) de la série paralique Albien terminal–Cénomanien basal de Tonnay-Charente (Charente-Maritime, France)

    Didier Néraudeau;Romain Vullo;Bernard Gomez;Vincent Perrichot

  • Evidence for marine microfossils from amber

    Vincent Girard;Alexander R. Schmidt;Simona Saint Martin;Steffi Struwe

  • The oldest ant in the Lower Cretaceous amber of Charente-Maritime (SW France) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

    Andre Nel;G. Perrault;Vincent Perrichot;Didier Néraudeau

  • Taphonomy and palaeoecology of mid-Cretaceous amber-preserved microorganisms from southwestern France

    Vincent Girard;Alexander R. Schmidt;Steffi Struwe;Vincent Perrichot

  • Variation in echinoid biodiversity during the Cenomanian-early Turonian transgressive episode in Charentes (France)

    Didier Neraudeau;Jacques Thierry;Pierre Moreau

  • New fossil ants in French Cretaceous amber (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

    Vincent Perrichot;André Nel;Didier Néraudeau;Sébastien Lacau

  • Schizopterid bugs (Insecta : Heteroptera) in mid-cretaceous ambers from France and Myanmar (burma)

    Vincent Perrichot;André Nel;Didier Néraudeau

Frequent Co-Authors

Vincent Perrichot
Vincent Perrichot University of Rennes
Paul Tafforeau
Paul Tafforeau European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
Bernard Gomez
Bernard Gomez University of Lyon System
Dany Azar
Dany Azar Lebanese University
Marc Philippe
Marc Philippe Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Eric Buffetaut
Eric Buffetaut École Normale Supérieure
Marc Poujol
Marc Poujol University of Rennes
Cécile Robin
Cécile Robin University of Rennes
Michel Ballèvre
Michel Ballèvre University of Rennes
François Guillocheau
François Guillocheau University of Rennes

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