Jurassic Mary: Mary Anning and the Primeval Monsters 9780752495699, 0752495690

Mary Anning (1799-1847) was one of the pioneers of the emerging science of geology - the first woman palaeontologist to

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Jurassic Mary: Mary Anning and the Primeval Monsters
 9780752495699, 0752495690

Table of contents :
Cover
Half Title
Dedication
Title
Copyright
Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Map
1. 'Verteberries' and 'Golden Serpents'
2. Worlds within Worlds
3. Denizens of Primeval Waters
4. Reptiles and Relationships
5. Her Spheres of Excellence
6. The End and the Beginning of a Legend
Appendix: Mary Anning's Fossils
Notes
Bibliography.

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