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Mary Anning

Mary Anning

Mountains Dinosaur

Discover the story of a woman who revolutionized paleontology, but whose name was long forgotten.

Who is she?

Mary Anning portrait

A discreet woman, yet extraordinary. Born by the sea, she spent her life observing, understanding and collecting traces of the past.

In the shadows, her name almost disappeared... but her story deserves to be told.

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Her discoveries

Ichthyosaur

A large marine reptile, one of her first major discoveries

→ Ichthyosaur (1811)

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Plesiosaur

A long-necked creature that challenged the vision of prehistoric life

→ Plesiosaur (1823)

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Pterodactyl

The first flying reptile discovered in England

→ Pterodactyl (1828)

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Women of science in literature

Women of science

They inspired stories, nourished imagination and defied taboos

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The film: Ammonite

Ammonite film poster

A film inspired by Mary Anning's life. A passion, an injustice, a woman erased by history.

Discover "Ammonite" (2020), starring Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan.

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The extinction of the dinosaurs - Eric Buffetaut

Fossils still whisper the story of a vanished world.

Discover, through "The extinction of the dinosaurs" by Éric Buffetaut, how Earth survived its greatest extinctions... and how life managed to be reborn from stone.

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