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

By: Material type: TextTextDescription: 122 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780358396055
  • 0358396050
Other title:
  • How Mary Anning changed the science of prehistoric life
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • BIO ANN
Contents:
Crocodile or sea monster? -- Learning on the beach -- Not a lady -- Geological mysteries -- A second sea monster -- A new home -- More important fossils -- From excitement to heartache -- Radical ideas -- Legacy
Summary: "A fascinating, highly visual biography of Mary Anning, the Victorian fossil hunter who changed scientific thinking about prehistoric life and would become one of the most celebrated paleontologists of all time. 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. "--
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
Biography-Juv MVS Library Main room-back corner M- Biography (Juvenile) BIO ANN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 4008696

Includes bibliographical references and index

Crocodile or sea monster? -- Learning on the beach -- Not a lady -- Geological mysteries -- A second sea monster -- A new home -- More important fossils -- From excitement to heartache -- Radical ideas -- Legacy

"A fascinating, highly visual biography of Mary Anning, the Victorian fossil hunter who changed scientific thinking about prehistoric life and would become one of the most celebrated paleontologists of all time. 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. "--

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