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Baptiste Coutret

PhD Candidate in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Alberta, Edmomton AB, Canada 

 

Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada 

About me

I am a third-year Ph.D. student in the Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Alberta. I moved to Edmonton, AB, Canada, after completing my Bachelor's degree in Earth Sciences at the University of Poitiers and subsequently earned my Master's degree at the University of Rennes 1 in France. My current research focuses on the late Neoproterozoic to early Cambrian period, using field-based geology, sedimentology and isotope geochemistry to contribute to the reconstruction of ecosystems in Earth's history. Additionally, I am investigating the role of microbial mats on early animal life, searching for modern analogs to shed light to the biological controls of oxygen-producing microbial mats and microbialites on animals. The objective is to better understand which environments were advantageous for the early animals by examining the ancient sediments and modern ecosystems as an analogy.

I am currently working under the guidance of Pr. Kurt Konhauser and Pr. Murray Gingras.

Precambrian stromatolites, Waterton National Park, AB, Canada
Drew, Scott and I for Cambrian field work in the Rockies
Kurt and I in Jasper National Park, CANADA
Early Cambrian field work, Normandy FRANCE
Cambrian bioturbation from Normandy, France
Pipe Rock from the Gog group in the Rockies, Alberta, Canada
Ediacaran field trip, Byng Formation, Jasper National Park, CANADA
Cretaceous Field School, Manuel Brazidec, Corentin Jouault & Prof Didier Néraudeau in Charentes Mari
Jasper National Park, CANADA
With Coco and Jason visiting South of France, Cereste, Provence, France
Cambrian trace fossils from the Le Rozel Formation, Normandy, FRANCE
Athabasca River in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada
With Kaarel for the Geobiology field work. Big thank you.
Mud cracks in Île d'Oléron, France
Algea mats in the Athabasca River
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