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Jean-Pierre Masse

Jean-Pierre Masse

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4841
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Overview

Jean-Pierre Masse is affiliated with Aix-Marseille University in France and has contributed extensively to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on Paleontology, Stratigraphy, and related areas. Their work spans several subfields including Paleontology, Atmospheric Science, Geophysics, Oceanography, and Earth-Surface Processes.

Their research primarily addresses topics in Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, Geology and Paleoclimatology, Evolutionary Biology, Geological formations and processes, as well as Marine Biology and Ecology. Specific research topics include:

  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Evolution and Paleontology Studies
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Geological Formations and Processes Exploration

Their publication record includes a number of research articles published in peer-reviewed journals, with notable frequent publication venues being:

  • Cretaceous Research
  • RIVISTA ITALIANA DI PALEONTOLOGIA E STRATIGRAFIA
  • Journal of Systematic Palaeontology
  • AAPG Bulletin
  • Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology

Recent papers authored or co-authored include:

  • "Quantitative carbonate sequence stratigraphy: Insights from stratigraphic forward models" (2020), AAPG Bulletin
  • "Evidence for three successive upper Barremian-lower Aptian rudist faunas in the Urgonian-type deposits of southeastern France and their stratigraphic value" (2020), Cretaceous Research
  • "DONNEES NOUVELLES SUR LA STRATIGRAPHIE DES CALCAIRES DE PLATE-FORME DU CRETACE INFERIEUR DU GARGANO (ITALIE MERIDIONALE)" (2020), RIVISTA ITALIANA DI PALEONTOLOGIA E STRATIGRAFIA
  • "A new cladistic insight on comparative anatomy and phylogeny of rudists (Bivalvia, Hippuritida)" (2020), Journal of Systematic Palaeontology
  • "Montlivaltia multiformis Toula (Scleractinia) from the Aptian of the Prebetic Domain (SE Spain)" (2021), Spanish Journal of Palaeontology

They have collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Mükerrem Fenerci-Masse
  • Camille Frau
  • Ioan I. Bucur
  • Elena Luperto Sinni
  • Jean Borgomano

Best Publications

  • A synoptical classification of the Bivalvia (Mollusca)

    J.G. Carter;C.R. Altaba;L.R. Anderson;R. Araujo

  • Rudists as gregarious sediment-dwellers, not reef-builders, on cretaceous carbonate platforms

    Eulàlia Gili;Jean-Pierre Masse;Peter W. Skelton

  • Low-latitude seasonality of Cretaceous temperatures in warm and cold episodes

    Thomas Steuber;Markus Rauch;Jean-Pierre Masse;Joris Graaf

  • Cretaceous Carbonate Platforms

    J. A. Toni Simo;Robert W. Scott;Jean-Pierre Masse

  • Cretaceous Coral-Rudist Buildups of France

    Jean-Pierre Masse;Jean Philip

  • Impacts of palaeogeography and sea level changes on Mid-Cretaceous climate

    F. Fluteau;Gilles Ramstein;Jean Besse;R. Guiraud

  • Correlation of biostratigraphic and stable isotope events in the Aptian historical stratotype of La Bédoule (southeast France)

    Michel Moullade;Wolfgang Kuhnt;James A. Bergen;Jean-Pierre Masse

  • Drowning discontinuities and stratigraphic correlation in platform carbonates. The late Barremian–early Aptian record of southeast France

    Jean-Pierre Masse;Mukerrem Fenerci-Masse

  • Barremian-Lower Aptian Qishn Formation, Haushi-Huqf area, Oman: a new outcrop analogue for the Kharaib/Shu'aiba reservoirs.

    A.M. Immenhauser;H. Hillgartner;U. Sattler;G.V. Bertotti

  • Revision of the Lower Cretaceous rudistgenera Pachytraga Paquier and Retha Cox (Bivalvia: Hippuritacea), and the origins of the Caprinidae

    Peter W. Skelton;Jean-Pierre Masse

  • Relations entre modifications biologiques et phénomènes géologiquessur les plates-formes carbonatées du domaine périméditerranéen au passage Bédoulien-Gargasien

    Jean-Pierre Masse

  • The Lower Cretaceous Mesogean benthic ecosystems: palaeoecologic aspects and palaeobiogeographic implications

    J.P. Masse

  • Stratigraphy and tectonosedimentary evolution of a late Aptian-Albian carbonate margin: the northeastern Jebel Akhdar (Sultanate of Oman)

    Jean-Pierre Masse;Jean Borgomano;Salim Al Maskiry

  • Relation between stratigraphic architecture and multi-scale heterogeneities in carbonate platforms: The Barremian-lower Aptian of the Monts de Vaucluse, SE France

    Philippe Leonide;Philippe Leonide;Jean Borgomano;Jean-Pierre Masse;Stefan Doublet

  • 3D structural modelling of small-deformations in poly-phase faults pattern. Application to the Mid-Cretaceous Durance uplift, Provence (SE France)

    Cédric Guyonnet-Benaize;Juliette Lamarche;Jean-Pierre Masse;Michel Villeneuve

  • Carbon isotope stratigraphy of the lower Aptian historical stratotype at Cassis-La Bédoule (SE France)

    Wolfgang Kuhnt;Michel Moullade;Jean-Pierre Masse;Helmut Erlenkeuser

  • A platform-to-basin transition for lower Aptian carbonates (Shuaiba Formation) of the northeastern Jebel Akhdar (Sultanate of Oman)

    Jean-Pierre Masse;Jean Borgomano;Salim Al Maskiry

  • Marine carbonate factories: a global model of carbonate platform distribution

    Julien Michel;Marie Laugié;Alexandre Pohl;Alexandre Pohl;Cyprien Lanteaume

  • Early Aptian δ 13 C and manganese anomalies from the historical Cassis-La Bédoule stratotype sections (S.E. France): relationship with a methane hydrate dissociation event and stratigraphic implications

    Maurice Renard;Marc de Rafélis;Laurent Emmanuel;Michel Moullade

  • Chemostratigraphic correlation of Barremian and lower Aptian ammonite zones and magnetic reversals

    Lukas Wissler;Helmut Weissert;Jean-Pierre Masse;Luc Bulot

  • Fine-grained carbonates in nearly closed reef environments: Mataiva and Takapoto atolls, Central Pacific Ocean

    Arab Adjas;Jean-Pierre Masse;Lucien F. Montaggioni;Lucien F. Montaggioni

  • Time contrasting palaeobiogeographies among Hauterivian–Lower Aptian rudist bivalves from the Mediterranean Tethys, their climatic control and palaeoecological implications

    Jean-Pierre Masse;Mükerrem Fenerci-Masse

  • Palaeobathymetric reconstruction of peritidal carbonatesLate Barremian, Urgonian, sequences of Provence (SE France)

    J.P. Masse;M. Fenerci;E. Pernarcic

Frequent Co-Authors

Wolfgang Kuhnt
Wolfgang Kuhnt Kiel University
Gilbert Camoin
Gilbert Camoin Aix-Marseille University
Thomas Steuber
Thomas Steuber Khalifa University
Lucien F. Montaggioni
Lucien F. Montaggioni Aix-Marseille University
Isabella Premoli Silva
Isabella Premoli Silva University of Milan
Elisabetta Erba
Elisabetta Erba University of Milan
William W. Sager
William W. Sager University of Houston
Robert W. Scott
Robert W. Scott University of Tulsa
Giovanni Bertotti
Giovanni Bertotti Delft University of Technology

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