Mary Anning - Rocking the Fossil World, One Dino at a Time

At the same time as the field of palaeontology was being invented, Mary Anning was knee deep in mud, uncovering new dinosaur fossils. Although she was scarcely credited by the Geological Society of London for her gigantic contributions to the field, Mary not only found a number of noteworthy fossils in England (some of which are still on display today at museums!), but she also assembled the skeletal structures and hypothesized about the purpose and lifestyle of the creatures.
Follow us as we explore the life, history, and significance of Mary's fossil finds in episode five of The Inventing Herstory Podcast.

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Sources:
Mary Anning - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Anning
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/jurassic
Ichthyosaurs 101 - National Geographic https://youtu.be/OfZnBV_LFZc
Plesiosaurs 101 - National Geographic https://youtu.be/mkw593Qa19U
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Transmutation of Species - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmutation_of_species

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