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Mary Anning, Fossil Finder and Paleontologist

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Mary Anning (1799-1847)

 

  •  Discovered her first fossil, an ichthyosaur, in 1811 when she was 12 years old.

 

  •  One of the greatest paleontologists of time, her discoveries were important for the reconstructing of the past and  the history of the life on earth. 

 

 

CROSS-LINK: Charles Darwin and the Theory of Evolution

 

 

CROSS-LINK: The Scopes Trial

 

Biography Resources
 
Mary Anning from the National History Museum provides a biography of her life.
 
Mary Anning from BBC Primary History has interactive sections for exploring her life and discoveries.

Mary Anning: Fossil Hunter from National Center for Science Education.


Women in History: Mary Anning  

 

 

Mary Anning: How A Poor British Carpenter's Daughter Became "The Greatest Fossil Hunter Ever Known"  

- Has a long list of books about Mary Anning in addition to a short biography

 

Mary Anning - Museum of Earth

- Laid out simplistically and good for kids

                                                                                              

Plesiosaurus macrocephalous found by Mary Anning

 

 

 

Multimedia Resources  

 


 

 

 

 

Statue of Fossil Hunter Mary Anning Unveiled (May 2022)

 

  • A 13-year-old schoolgirl, Evie Swire, led the four year effort to create the statue

 

 

 
Plesiosaurus dolichodeirus skeleton found by Mary Anning, 1823
Plesiosaurus dolichodeirus skeleton found by Mary Anning, 1823

 

 



 
A drawing of Mary's fossil shop, 1842, by W.H. Prideaux and E. Liddon

 

 


 

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