Michael J. Benton

The timing and pattern of biotic recovery following the end-Permian mass extinction

Zhong‐Qiang Chen, Michael J. Benton · Nature Geoscience · 2012 · 809 citations

Natural Sciences, Biology, Ecology +14

Best Practices for Justifying Fossil Calibrations

James F. Parham, Philip C. J. Donoghue, Christopher J. Bell et al. · Systematic Biology · 2011 · 788 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Paleontology, Evolutionary Paleontology +4

Evolution in four dimensions: Genetic, epigenetic, behavioral, and symbolic variation in the history of life

Michael J. Benton · Journal of Clinical Investigation · 2005 · 616 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Evolutionary Biology, Genetics +12

How to kill (almost) all life: the end-Permian extinction event

Michael J. Benton, Richard J. Twitchett · Trends in Ecology & Evolution · 2003 · 505 citations

Natural Sciences, Biology, Evolutionary Biology +12

Superiority, Competition, and Opportunism in the Evolutionary Radiation of Dinosaurs

Stephen L. Brusatte, Michael J. Benton, Marcello Ruta et al. · Science · 2008 · 449 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Evolutionary Biology, Zoology +17