The fossil hunter : dinosaurs, evolution, and the woman whose discoveries changed the world / Shelley Emling.
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TextPublisher: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011Edition: 1st Palgrave Macmillan pbk. edDescription: xiii, 234 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 0230103421; 9780230103429Subject(s): Anning, Mary, 1799-1847 | Women paleontologists -- England -- Biography | Paleontologists -- England -- Biography | Discoveries in science -- History -- 19th centuryDDC classification: 560.92 | B LOC classification: QE707.A56 | E45 2011| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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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.
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