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Mary Anning was born in 1799 in Great Britain. Her family lived in poverty, selling fossils to make ends meet.

Scientists of Anning’s day could not believe that a poor young woman could posses her knowledge & talent. She has been described as 'the greatest fossilist the world ever knew' yet many are still unaware of her incredible contributions.

The majority of her discoveries ended up in museums & collections without credit. https://ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/anning.html #history #science #HistoryRemix

Mary Anning (1799-1847)

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Christopher Miller
Christopher Miller
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My 15 yo son has been researching our family tree.

Turns out Mary Anning's grandfather is one of our direct ancestors!
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Hans 🌍 🙋‍♂️
Hans 🌍 🙋‍♂️
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Check out the great movie "Ammonite" with Kate Winslet as Mary Anning: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7983894/
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Ammonite (2020) - IMDb

Ammonite: Directed by Francis Lee. With Sarah White, Liam Thomas, Sam Parks, Kate Winslet. 1840s England, acclaimed but overlooked fossil hunter Mary Anning and a young woman sent to convalesce by the sea develop an intense relationship, altering bot…
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Soh Kam Yung
Soh Kam Yung
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Also worth a mention is Mary Anning Rocks and the people behind this amazing project to make sure people know that, yes, Mary Anning rocks! 🙂

https://www.maryanningrocks.co.uk/

Mary Anning Rocks

The pioneering palaeontologist Mary Anning deserves a statue to honour her remarkable achievements.
Mary Anning Rocks
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Kimota94
Kimota94
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I only know about Mary Anning because of the wonderful Kate Winslet film, Ammonite. I’m sure the fim makers took some liberties, as they always do, but her story was still inspirational and incredible.
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Annietime
Annietime
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there is an excellent novel about her called Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier. Her story is amazing.
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Graeme Bell :verified:
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I'm not sure about her level of obscurity. In my local library, in the 1970's Mary Anning was in all the "Dinosaur" books that I devoured.

Household name, maybe not. Well known amongst small children with a passion for paleontology, fossils and dinosaurs, unavoidable!
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Rha Haye
Rha Haye
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By the way, I believe Deborah McGuiness character in “Red Dead Redemption 2” game based on Mary Anning

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