The first complete skeleton of a prehistoric marine reptile was thought to be lost forever in a bombing raid in London in 1941. Paleontologist Mary Anning discovered the ichthyosaur fossil in 1818, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the history of science and exploration. When Victorian paleontologist Mary Anning walked along the limestone cliffs of ...

In recent years, Mary Anning has become known for the important paleontological work she did during her lifetime (1799-1847). She has been called an unsung hero in paleontology for the discoveries she ...

Palaeontologist Mary Anning found some of the first known fossils of ancient animals such as ichthyosaurs, plesiosaurs and pterosaurs, before the term “dinosaur” had been invented. Anning lived in ...

Plaster casts of the first complete ichthyosaur have been unearthed in the U.S. and Germany, decades after the original fossils were destroyed in an air raid in World War II. The discovery, by Dean ...

“Mary Anning and the Sea Dragon” was published 12 years ago and I’m still not tired of talking about the girl who became the first person to make a living collecting and selling fossils. In the ...

She unearthed fantastic prehistoric creatures that had been lost to the sands of time, and her achievements – overlooked and uncredited while she was alive – also almost remained buried. An unsung ...

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