Fossil collector and paleontologist. She gained renown for her recovery of a number of important fossils; several of her findings are in the Natural History Museum in London. Mary and her brother Joseph collected many fossils from the crumbling cliffs near Lyme Regis in Dorset. They offered their discoveries for sale to tourists on a table outside their home. Their first major discovery, in 1811, was an ichthyosaur. She also discovered the first known plesiosaur skeleton. Fossil hunting, however, could be a dangerous activity, and she nearly died during a cliff fall in 1833. Mary's findings gained her an international reputation, but because she was a woman, she could not join the Geological Society in London. In 1847, her life was cut short when she died of breast cancer. In 2010 the Royal Society listed Mary Anning as one of the ten most important British women to influence the history of science.
Fossil collector and paleontologist. She gained renown for her recovery of a number of important fossils; several of her findings are in the Natural History Museum in London. Mary and her brother Joseph collected many fossils from the crumbling cliffs near Lyme Regis in Dorset. They offered their discoveries for sale to tourists on a table outside their home. Their first major discovery, in 1811, was an ichthyosaur. She also discovered the first known plesiosaur skeleton. Fossil hunting, however, could be a dangerous activity, and she nearly died during a cliff fall in 1833. Mary's findings gained her an international reputation, but because she was a woman, she could not join the Geological Society in London. In 1847, her life was cut short when she died of breast cancer. In 2010 the Royal Society listed Mary Anning as one of the ten most important British women to influence the history of science.
Bio by: Pam Childs
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