Bibliograph

Fossil hunter, how Mary Anning changed the science of prehistoric life, by Cheryl Blackford

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Fossil hunter, how Mary Anning changed the science of prehistoric life, by Cheryl Blackford

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 108-119) and index

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individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Fossil hunter

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

by Cheryl Blackford

Sub title

how Mary Anning changed the science of prehistoric life

Summary

Mary Anning grew up on the south coast of England in a region rich in fossils. As teenagers, she and her brother Joseph discovered England’s first complete ichthyosaur. Poor and uneducated, Anning would become one of the most celebrated paleontologists ever, though in her time she supported herself selling by fossils and received little formal recognition. Her findings helped shape scientific thinking about extinction and prehistoric life long before Darwin published his famous work on evolution. With engaging text, photographs, and stunning paleoart, Fossil Hunter introduces this self-taught scientist, now recognized as one of the greatest fossilists the world has ever known

Target audience

juvenile

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How Mary Anning changed the science of prehistoric life

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