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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
“Lyell and Murchison go travelling”
Michael J. Benton, When Life Nearly Died: The Greatest Mass Extinction of All Time

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