Google is celebrating the 215th anniversary of the birth of British palaeontologist Mary Anning with a special doodle, which shows Anning uncovering a dinosaur's fossilised remains.
Mary Anning, born on 21 May 1799, was a British fossil collector, dealer, and
palaeontologist who became known around the world for the discoveries she
made while exploring the marine fossil beds at Lyme Regis in Dorset.
Anning searched for fossils in the area's Blue Lias cliffs – particularly
during the winter months when landslides exposed new fossils that had to be
collected quickly before they were lost to the sea. It was dangerous work,
and she nearly lost her life in 1833 during a landslide.
Her discoveries included the first ichthyosaur skeleton correctly identified,
which she and her brother Joseph found when she was just twelve years old,
the first two plesiosaur skeletons ever found, the first pterosaur skeleton
located outside Germany, and important fish fossils.
Anning's work contributed to fundamental changes in scientific thinking about
prehistoric life and the history of the Earth, at a time when there was
little to challenge the biblical interpretation of the story of creation.
Google is celebrating the 215th anniversary of the birth of British palaeontologist Mary Anning with a special doodle, which shows Anning uncovering a dinosaur's fossilised remains.
Source: Telegraph | image via google
Google is celebrating the 215th anniversary of the birth of British palaeontologist Mary Anning with a special doodle, which shows Anning uncovering a dinosaur's fossilised remains.
Mary Anning, born on 21 May 1799, was a British fossil collector, dealer, and
palaeontologist who became known around the world for the discoveries she
made while exploring the marine fossil beds at Lyme Regis in Dorset.
Anning searched for fossils in the area's Blue Lias cliffs – particularly
during the winter months when landslides exposed new fossils that had to be
collected quickly before they were lost to the sea. It was dangerous work,
and she nearly lost her life in 1833 during a landslide.
Her discoveries included the first ichthyosaur skeleton correctly identified,
which she and her brother Joseph found when she was just twelve years old,
the first two plesiosaur skeletons ever found, the first pterosaur skeleton
located outside Germany, and important fish fossils.
Anning's work contributed to fundamental changes in scientific thinking about
prehistoric life and the history of the Earth, at a time when there was
little to challenge the biblical interpretation of the story of creation.
Source: Telegraph | image via google
