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.
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Anning, Mary, 1799-1847.
Women paleontologists--England--Biography. Paleontologists--England--Biography. Discoveries in science--History--19th century.