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
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Has your child heard of Mary Anning? Can they tell you who she was and why she was important to the study of fossils?
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
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- State that Mary Anning lived in England in the early 1800s and hunted for fossils along the coast
- Name at least one of her major discoveries (ichthyosaur or plesiosaur)
- Explain why her work was important — she helped scientists understand that extinct creatures once lived on Earth
“Has your child heard of Mary Anning? Can they tell you who she was and why she was important to the study of fossils?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Dinosaurs & Paleontology
- Age range
- Ages 7–9