Heroes of Science

Mary Anning Article

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Meet Mary Anning, the trailblazing fossil hunter who was one of the UK’s first female scientists.

Find out:

  • How Mary Anning led the way with some of the biggest and most spectacular fossil discoveries in British history
  • Why she was denied the recognition she deserved in the scientific world
  • Why Lyme Regis, in Dorset, is a fossil hotspot

This fact-based feature is full of fascinating information about the marine reptiles that called Dorset’s Jurrasic coast home millions of years ago.