Blar i Bergen Open Research Archive på forfatter "Benton, Michael J."
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Disentangling rock record bias and common-cause from redundancy in the British fossil record
Dunhill, Alexander M.; Hannisdal, Bjarte; Benton, Michael J. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-09-04)The fossil record documents the history of life, but the reliability of that record has often been questioned. Spatiotemporal variability in sedimentary rock volume, sampling and research effort especially frustrates ... -
Geological control on dinosaurs’ rise to dominance: Late Triassic ecosystem stress by relative sea level change
Klausen, Tore Grane; Paterson, Niall William; Benton, Michael J. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)The Late Triassic is enigmatic in terms of how terrestrial life evolved: it was the time when new groups arose, such as dinosaurs, lizards, crocodiles and mammals. Also, it witnessed a prolonged period of extinctions, ...