Fossil Hunter

At a time when women were excluded from science, a young girl made a discovery that continues to fuel the debate about evolution to this day. Mary Anning was only twelve years old when she discovered the first dinosaur skeleton of Ichthyosaur while fossil hunting in the cliffs of Lyme Regis, England, in 1811. Until Mary's incredible discovery, it was believed that animals were not extinct.

Mary's distinctive findings helped lay the foundation for the theory of evolution laid out in Darwin's On the Origin of Species. Darwin saw Mary's fossilized creatures as indisputable evidence that life in the past was not like it is now. This book tells the life story of Mary Anning, whom Stephen J. Gould praised as “the most important person in the history of paleontology,” and also details the birth of paleontology.

“Emling tells the story of the discovery of dinosaurs in extraordinary detail and color.”

Peter Galison, author of Einstein in the 21st Century

“Shelley Emling, who vividly tells Mary Anning's life story, takes readers to the first days of paleontology in her book, which she embellishes with the extraordinary adventures of fossil collecting.”

Hans Sues, Director of the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution

“A wonderful work that explains Anning's life and contribution to science within its sociological context.”

The New York Times

(From the Promotional Bulletin)

Dough Type: 2nd Dough

Number of Pages: 256

Size: 12 x 20

First Print Year: 2020

Number of Printings: 1st Edition

Language Turkish