In response to societal demands for a better understanding of geobiological processes and to new considerations of geological archives as scientific  and  societal  heritage,  but  also  as   a  l imited resource to be managed in a sustainable way, numerous applications of palaeontology appeared the last decade. The objectives of Pangea Program is , by integrating  strengths within  a  consortium of  4  acknowledged European universities and associated partners, to respond to the academic challenges raised by these renewed needs in  palaeontological expertise.