عنوان

The fossil hunter :

(Number (ISBN

0230611567

(Number (ISBN

9780230611566

Number

b743593

Title Proper

The fossil hunter :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

dinosaurs, evolution, and the woman whose discoveries changed the world /

First Statement of Responsibility

Shelley Emling.

Edition Statement

1st ed.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Palgrave Macmillan,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2009.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xiii, 234 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :

Other Physical Details

illustrations, portraits ;

Dimensions

25 cm

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text of Note

Snakestones, thunderbolts, and verteberries -- A fantastic beast -- An unimaginable world -- A great kindness -- A long-necked beauty -- The hidden mysteries of coprolites -- Finally, the big city of London -- An amazing new fish -- Spilling secrets -- Esteemed visitors -- The earth moves -- The making of a legend.

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Text of Note

"Mary Anning was only twelve years old when, in 1811, she discovered the first dinosaur skeleton - an ichthyosaur - while fossil hunting on the cliffs of Lyme Regis, England. The child of a poor family, Mary became a fossil hunter, inspiring the tongue-twister, "She Sells Sea Shells by the Seashore." She attracted the attention of fossil collectors and, eventually, of the scientific world. At the time, it was widely believed that animals did not become extinct but once news of the fossils reached the halls of academia, it became impossible to ignore the truth. Mary's peculiar finds helped lay the groundwork for Charles Darwin's theory of evolution." "A story worthy of Dickens, The Fossil Hunter chronicles the life of this young girl with dirt under her fingernails and without a shilling to buy dinner, who became a world-renowned paleontologist. Dickens himself said of Mary: "The carpenter's daughter has won a name for herself, and deserved to win it.""--Jacket.

Anning, Mary,1799-1847.

Anning, Mary,1799-1847.

Anning, Mary.

Discoveries in science-- History-- 19th century.

Paleontologists-- England, Biography.

Women paleontologists-- England, Biography.

Fossils.

Paleontology-- history.

BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY-- Science & Technology.

Discoveries in science.

Paleontologists.

SCIENCE-- History.

SCIENCE-- Life Sciences-- Evolution.

SCIENCE-- Paleontology.

Women paleontologists.

England.

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Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Emling, Shelley.

Date of Transaction

20201204040533.0

Electronic name

[Book]

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