Mary Anning

Relatives: Joseph Anning (brother; 1796-1849)

Died: 9 March 1847 (aged 47) Lyme Regis, D…

occupation : fossil collector ’ paleontologist

Born: 21 May 1799; Lyme Regis, Dorset, England

plesiosaur

Anning, Mary (1799-1847) Mary Anning,

a self-educated fossil hunter and collector,

was eventually credited with the first

discovery of the

#plesiosaur. Anning was born in

Lyme Regis in Dorset, England and

remained single all her life. Lyme Regis

is famous for its

Jurassic ammonites and dinosaur remains.

Mary Anning lived in the first half of the

nineteenth century in Lyme Regis on the

southern coast of England. She is

famous for discovering several important

fossils, including the first complete

Plesiosarus ever found and the first

pterosaur fossil found in the British Isles.

She passed away from cancer and

she has 1 sister and 1 brother.