Emling, Shelley.

The fossil hunter : dinosaurs, evolution, and the woman whose discoveries changed the world / Shelley Emling. - 1st Palgrave Macmillan pbk. ed. - New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. - xiii, 234 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Snakestones, thunderbolts, and verteberries -- A fantastic beast -- An unimaginable world -- A great kindness -- A long-necked beauty -- The hidden mysteries of coprolites -- Finally, the big city of London -- An amazing new fish -- Spilling secrets -- Esteemed visitors -- The earth moves -- The making of a legend.

Chronicles the life of Mary Anning who became a world-renowned paleontologist. Mary's peculiar finds helped lay the groundwork for Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.

0230103421 9780230103429

2009017900


Anning, Mary, 1799-1847.


Women paleontologists--England--Biography.
Paleontologists--England--Biography.
Discoveries in science--History--19th century.

QE707.A56 / E45 2011

560.92 B