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Mary Anning, Fossil Hunter

Know who Mary Anning was — a pioneering fossil hunter from Lyme Regis, England, who discovered ichthyosaur and plesiosaur skeletons in the early 1800s and contributed to our understanding of prehistoric life

Typical age: 79 years

Has your child heard of Mary Anning? Can they tell you who she was and why she was important to the study of fossils?

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