Mary Anning (1799-1874) was a British fossil hunter who began finding 21 child, and soon supported herself and her very 22 family by finding and selling fossils. Very 23 is known about her life, but her father was a cabinet maker and he also 24 local fossils.
Mary 25 on the southern coast of England, in a town called Lyme Regis. Its famous 26 by the sea contain 27 fossil layers that 28 from the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods(the 29 of the dinosaurs, other bizarre reptiles, large insects, sea creatures, 30 mammals, and 31 life forms).
Mary Anning 32 and prepared the first fossilized plesiosaur(an ocean-dwelling reptile)and the first Ichthyosaurus(an ocean-dwelling reptile that 33 like a dolphin). She found many other important fossils, including Pterodactylus(a flying reptile), sharks(and other fish), and so on. 34 with her brother Joseph, Mary supplied prepared fossil specimens 35 museums, scientists, and private collections.
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对于她个人的生活人们知道得很少。
