Discover the story of a woman who revolutionized paleontology, but whose name was long forgotten.
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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A long-necked creature that challenged the vision of prehistoric life
→ Plesiosaur (1823)
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They inspired stories, nourished imagination and defied taboos
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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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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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