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Name: Mary Anning and the sea dragon
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Author: Jeannine Atkins

📘 Mary Anning and the sea dragon by Jeannine Atkins

Mary Anning, a young English girl, famously unearthed the world’s first complete skeleton of an ichthyosaur—an extinct marine reptile—at just twelve years old. The account details how this remarkable find sparked her lifelong vocation in paleontology. Set against the backdrop of 19th‑century Britain, the book traces Anning’s early curiosity about fossils, her subsequent achievements, and her enduring legacy as a pioneering female scientist.

First publish date: 1999

Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Biography

Authors: Jeannine Atkins

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