Mary Anning
(1799-1847)
British fossil collector and palaeontologist
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Mary Anning (21 May 1799 – 9 March 1847) was an English fossil collector, dealer, and palaeontologist who became known around the world for finds she made in Jurassic marine fossil beds in the cliffs along the English Channel at Lyme Regis in the county of Dorset in Southwest England. Anning's findings contributed to changes in scientific thinking about prehistoric life and the history of the Earth.
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Mary Anning 21 May 1799 Lyme Regis, Dorset, England
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9 March 1847 (aged 47) Lyme Regis, Dorset, England
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| Zodiac | Taurus |
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