Michael Benton
Michael Benton | |
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Benton in 2014 | |
| Born | Michael James Benton 8 April 1956 |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Robert Gordon's College |
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| Known for | Bentonyx |
| Awards | Lyell Medal (2005) Lapworth Medal (2024) |
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| Institutions | University of Bristol |
| Thesis | The Triassic reptile Hyperodapedon from Elgin, functional morphology and relationships (1981) |
| Website | www |
Michael James Benton (born 8 April 1956) is a British palaeontologist, and professor of vertebrate palaeontology in the School of Earth Sciences at the University of Bristol. His published work has mostly concentrated on the evolution of Triassic reptiles but he has also worked on extinction events and faunal changes in the fossil record.