Mary Anning
Mary Anning
1799-1847
“The world has used me with little regard,
That has made me suspicious of humanity in general. "M.A.
Mary Anning (1799-1847) was born in Lyme Regis, one located south of England coastal town. This area contains a wealth of fossils from the Mesozoic.
Mary Anning collected fossils and rocks lose when the there was no tide.
Because of their precarious economic situation , Mary Anning sold the fossils found to survive.
In 1820 , a collector of fossils organized a large auction, and most of the fossils discovered by Mary Anning became part of private collections and museums.
Her findings:
The first ichthyosaur skeleton , who also knew how to identify a new species.
The first plesiosaur skeleton .
Some fish fossils .
Her findings were instrumental in reconstructing the past of life and history on Earth.
On the death of Mary Anning , scientists and historians attributed the discoveries of her fossils to the naturalists who had bought them.
In those days , was not appropriate to recognize these findings to a woman , much less a woman from the working class.
Currently , Mary Anning is consideres the largest seeker and discoverer of fossils in history
