Jurassic Mary: Mary Anning and the Primeval Monsters

by Patricia Pierce

Book Overview

The life of one of the pioneers of the emerging science of geology whose discoveries were often credited in her time to others, due to her gender and class

Mary Anning (1799-1847) was one of the pioneers of the emerging science of geology, and the first woman palaeontologist to make important discoveries. When she was just 12, she discovered the first whole ichthyosaurus skeleton; later, aged 22, she found the first whole skeleton...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 075095924X
• ISBN13: 9780750959247
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.0" x 7.7"