Fossil Hunter : Dinosaurs, Evolution, and the Woman Whose Discoveries Changed the World
By: Emling, Shelley (Author).
Palgrave Macmillan. Published: 23/10/2009. Audience Guide: General (US: Trade).
Hardback. Sourced from U.S.A.
In 1811, when she was only twelve years old, Mary Anning discovered the first dinosaur skeleton--of an ichthyosaur--while fossil hunting on the cliffs of Lyme Regis. Mary, the child of a poor family, became a fossil hunter, selling her discoveries and attracting the attention of fossil collectors and eventually the scientific world. Until Mary's discovery, it was widely believed that animals did not become extinct. But the bizarre nature of the fossils Mary found made it impossible to ignore the truth, sparking the conversation about evolution carried on by scientists from Charles Darwin to Stephen Jay Gould. Item Details
ISBN10/13: 0230611567/9780230611566
TITLE: Fossil Hunter, The
CONTRIBUTORS: Emling, Shelley (Author)
IMPRINT: Palgrave Macmillan
PUBLISHER: Palgrave Macmillan
FORMAT: Hardback
PUBLICATION DATE: 23/10/2009
SUBJECT: Animals & Pets, Animals & Pets, Scientific, Technical, Medical, Dinosaurs & Prehistoric, Natural History, Science - General Issues
DIMENSIONS (Width x Height): 159mm x 240mm
PAGES: 256
AUDIENCE GUIDE: General (US: Trade)
CONTENTS: Prologue 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 Epilogue Timeline
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