Merfolk #1
I wanted to start something new. In doing research for Ancient Seas #3 , I stumbled across a woman called Mary Anning. She was a very interesting woman and did a lot for paleontology, with very little credit until recently. So I've decided to do a segment about her and other folks who contribute to their field or conservation. I'm calling it Merfolk . So without further waffle... Mary Anning Mary Anning with her dog, Tray. Photo from the BBC Lived: Lyme Regis, Dorset, UK Era: Victorian Life Span: 1799-1847 Occupation: Fossil collector/trader; paleontologist Mary Anning was a woman from Victorian England who made a number of key discoveries about prehistoric life on our planet. She hunted for fossils along the English coast after winter landslides revealed them along the shore. She then sold them in her shop to geologists, paleontologists and other men of science who took her discoveries as their own. She did not recieve acolades for her dscoveries unt...