Michael J. Benton

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Michael J. Benton


Born
in Scotland, The United Kingdom
April 09, 1956

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Michael J. Benton FRS is Professor of Vertebrate Palaeontology at the University of Bristol. He is particularly interested in early reptiles, Triassic dinosaurs, and macroevolution, and has published over 50 books and 300 scientific articles. He leads one of the most successful palaeontology research groups at the University of Bristol, and has supervised over 60 PhD students.

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“that evolution is not unidirectional or relentless. In fact, the physical environment keeps changing, as, for example, climates become warmer or cooler, continents move positions, mountain ranges emerge, and sea levels rise and fall.”
Michael J. Benton, Dinosaurs Rediscovered: The Scientific Revolution in Paleontology

“Geochemists said the 'shocked quartz' was not really shocked at all - not even mildly surprised.”
Michael J. Benton, When Life Nearly Died: The Greatest Mass Extinction of All Time

“If it looks like an impact crater and smells like an impact crater, it is an impact crater.”
Michael J. Benton, When Life Nearly Died: The Greatest Mass Extinction of All Time

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