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Michael J. Benton: Amazon KDP author data

As of Nov 6, 2026, Michael J. Benton has 16 books on Amazon, 16 of them on a best-seller list in the last 30 days (best rank #11), mostly in Paleontology, Dinosaurs, Natural History.

16Books on Amazon
16Listed in 30 days
4.7Average rating
Median price$15.49
Price range (middle 50%)$13.34 – $33.94
Median reviews130
Total reviews5,010
New books (30 days)2
Breakout books (30 days)0

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What stands out

  • 100% of the catalog made a best-seller list in the last 30 days: the whole backlist sells, not one hit.
  • Median price $15.49, 23% below the median of their main category, Paleontology.

Michael J. Benton's best-ranked books

  1. Dinosaurs Rediscovered: The Scientific Revolution in Paleontology (The Rediscovered Series book cover by Michael J. Benton

    Dinosaurs Rediscovered: The Scientific Revolution in Paleontology (The Rediscovered Series)

    by Michael J. Benton

    • Price$15.49
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews949

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  2. Dinosaurs Rediscovered: The Scientific Revolution in Paleontology (The Rediscovered Series book cover by Michael J. Benton

    Dinosaurs Rediscovered: The Scientific Revolution in Paleontology (The Rediscovered Series)

    by Michael J. Benton

    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews949

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  3. Dinosaurs: New Visions of a Lost World book cover by Michael J. Benton

    Dinosaurs: New Visions of a Lost World

    by Michael J. Benton

    • Price$17.55
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews372

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  4. Dinosaurs Rediscovered: The Scientific Revolution in Paleontology book cover by Michael J. Benton

    Dinosaurs Rediscovered: The Scientific Revolution in Paleontology

    by Michael J. Benton

    • Price$13.89
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews949

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  5. Extinctions: How Life Survives, Adapts and Evolves book cover by Michael J. Benton

    Extinctions: How Life Survives, Adapts and Evolves

    by Michael J. Benton

    • Price$17.39
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews130

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  6. Introduction to Paleobiology and the Fossil Record book cover by Michael J. Benton

    Introduction to Paleobiology and the Fossil Record

    by Michael J. Benton

    • Price$52.20
    • Rating4.9
    • Reviews108

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  7. Introduction to Paleobiology and the Fossil Record book cover by Michael J. Benton

    Introduction to Paleobiology and the Fossil Record

    by Michael J. Benton

    • Price-
    • Rating4.3
    • Reviews87

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  8. When Life Nearly Died: The Greatest Mass Extinction of All Time book cover by Michael J. Benton

    When Life Nearly Died: The Greatest Mass Extinction of All Time

    by Michael J. Benton

    • Price$11.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews552

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  9. Vertebrate Palaeontology book cover by Michael J. Benton

    Vertebrate Palaeontology

    by Michael J. Benton

    • Price$49.40
    • Rating4.9
    • Reviews59

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  10. Dinosaurs: New Visions of a Lost World book cover by Michael J. Benton

    Dinosaurs: New Visions of a Lost World

    by Michael J. Benton

    • Price$18.47
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews372

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FAQ

How many books does Michael J. Benton have on Amazon?

KDPTop tracks 16 of their books; 16 made an Amazon list in the last 30 days.

Which categories does Michael J. Benton publish in?

Their books chart most often in Paleontology, Dinosaurs, Natural History.

How does Michael J. Benton price their books?

The median price is $15.49; half of the books cost $13.34–$33.94.

Has Michael J. Benton released new books recently?

2 new books in the last 30 days.

About this data

Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.