Mary Anning has been part of paleontology's history since its very beginning. Yet this inspiring character's childhood remains largely unfamiliar to the public. A self-taught English fossil collector, ...

She unearthed fantastic prehistoric creatures that had been lost to the sands of time, and her achievements – overlooked and uncredited while she was alive – also almost remained buried. An unsung ...

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Mary Anning was an impoverished, self-taught fossil hunter whose remarkable discoveries paved the way for modern paleontology. Through her carefully documented finds, she expanded human knowledge of ...