Michael J. Benton

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Michael J. Benton is a British paleontologist renowned for his work on vertebrate evolution, mass extinctions, and the history of biodiversity.

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instanceOf British person
academic
paleontologist
countryOfResidence United Kingdom NERFINISHED
educatedAt University of Aberdeen NERFINISHED
University of Newcastle upon Tyne NERFINISHED
employer University of Bristol NERFINISHED
familyName Benton NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork evolutionary biology
history of biodiversity
macroevolution
mass extinctions
paleontology
vertebrate paleontology
givenName Michael
hasRole research supervisor
science communicator
textbook author
hasWritten Basic Palaeontology NERFINISHED
Introduction to Paleobiology and the Fossil Record NERFINISHED
The Dinosaurs Rediscovered NERFINISHED
The Fossil Record 2 NERFINISHED
The History of Life NERFINISHED
Vertebrate Palaeontology NERFINISHED
When Life Nearly Died: The Greatest Mass Extinction of All Time NERFINISHED
knownFor popular science books on paleontology
research on mass extinctions
research on the history of biodiversity
research on vertebrate evolution
work on Triassic reptiles
work on dinosaur evolution
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Palaeontological Association NERFINISHED
Royal Society of Edinburgh NERFINISHED
name Michael J. Benton NERFINISHED
nationality United Kingdom NERFINISHED
notableStudent Steve Brusatte NERFINISHED
occupation paleontologist
professor
placeOfWork Bristol, England NERFINISHED
positionHeld Professor of Vertebrate Palaeontology
researchInterest Permian–Triassic mass extinction NERFINISHED
Triassic–Jurassic extinction event NERFINISHED
origins and early evolution of dinosaurs
patterns of diversification in the fossil record
workInstitution University of Bristol NERFINISHED

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Anthony Hallam doctoralStudent Michael J. Benton