Biografía de Mary Anning

 

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(1) Mary Anning (1799–1847) was an English collector of fossils and a key figure in early paleontology. [Pulse aquí]

(2) She grew up in Lyme Regis, on the Dorset coast, where storms often exposed new remains in the cliffs. [Pulse aquí]

(3) With patience and skill, she recovered and prepared remarkable specimens from the Jurassic rocks, helping to shape modern geology. [Pulse aquí]

(4) Among her most famous discoveries were important marine reptiles, including an ichthyosaur and a plesiosaur, which challenged ideas about Earth’s past. [Pulse aquí]

(5) Although her work fed debates in the scientific community, she faced barriers because of her social class and because she was a woman.  [Pulse aquí]

(6) Over time, her contributions earned greater recognition, and many of her finds entered major museum collections and influenced the wider society of naturalists and researchers.  [Pulse aquí]