Author: Marius Arsenault
Born: 08/12/1942
Bio: Function : 	Miguasha National Park director since 1985, at the creation of this Quebec Parks. However, managing the operations on the fossiliferous site of Miguasha since 1977. 


Education : 	Baccalaureate Sciences, Geology. Department of Earth Sciences, Université du Quebec in Montreal. Master Sciences, Vertebrate Paleontology. Department of Earth Sciences, Université du Québec in Montreal in association with the University of Toronto


Other :	President of the International Symposium on the studies of Early Vertebrates, Miguasha National Park, June 2-22,1991

		Member North American Society of Vertebrate Paleontology 1979 -2003.

As a publishing scientist, authors of many publications on the Escuminac Formation fauna in collaboration with French, American, and Quebec paleontologist. Papers in Canadian journal of Earth Sciences, Paleontology, Nature, etc.

Guest speaker in museums and universities in Canada, United States, China and Australia. 

Member of the Canadian Delegation for the World Heritage Committee Meetings of Paris, 1994, and Marrakech, 1999.

Senior advisor for the Age of Fishes Museum, Canowindra, Australia.

Scientific advisor for Radio Québec, Radio Canada, NHK, Japan.

Participation to many international Symposiums and Meetings, i.e. International Symposium on Studies of Primitive Vertebrates, Beijing 1987, Paris 1995, Flagstaff 2000; Meeting on the UNESCO World Heritage Fossil Sydney-Adelaide 2000, Los Angeles 2002.

Since November 1979, responsible for the original idea, planning, and following the evolution of the inscription of Miguasha National Park on the List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.  The site was inscribed on that List on December 4th 1999. 23rd Meeting of the World Heritage Committee. Marrakech, Morocco.



Awards:

1984	Prix Erudicio, Radio-Québec for the art of popularising sciences. 

1991		Stensiö Bronze Medal. Royal Academy of Sciences for the development and internationalisation  of the Escuminac Formation fossil sites. 

2003		Grand Prix d’excellence touristique 2003, Association touristique régionale de la Gaspésie.	

2009  		Was honoured by the National Order of Quebec and became a Knight of this National Order.