Mary Anning
English Explorer of the Jurassic World
Portrait of Mary Anning by B.J. Donne in 1841
Location of Lyme Regis, West Dorset, England
Skull of the Ichthyosaur that Mary’s Brother Joseph Discovered in 1811; 12-Year Old Mary Would Unearth the Remainder of the Fossilized Skeleton in 1812
Mary Anning’s Letter and Drawing Announcing Her Discovery of Plesiosaurus dolichodeirus (December 26, 1823)
The Lyme Regis Coast
“Jurassic Coast”
Land Slip Near Lyme Regis (Location of Anning’s Discovery)
Lyme Regis in the Time of Mary Anning
Duria Antiquior (or “ancient dorset”) by Henry De la Beche Based on the Fossils Found by Mary Anning
Plesiosaurus Fossil
Museum Exhibit of Mary Anning’s Plesiosaurus Discovery
Museum Exhibit of Mary Anning’s Plesiosaurus Discovery
Mary Anning’s Fossil Extracting Tool
Artist’s Rendering of a Plesiosaurus
Artist’s Rendering of an Ichthyosaurus
Artist’s Rendering of the Pterosaur Dimorphodon macronyx, Discovered by Mary Anning in 1928
Artist’s Rendering of a Squaloraja - A bizarre Fossil Fish Discovered by Mary Anning in 1829
Artist’s Rendering of Temnodontosaurus platyodon - A Huge Ichthyosaur Species Discovered by Mary Anning in 1830
Size Comparison of Temnodontosaurus platyodon and Human Being
Grave of Mary Anning in Lyme Regis, West Dorset, England
1850 Stained Glass Window in Honor of Mary Anning at St. Michael’s Church in Lyme Regis, West Dorset, England. It Depticts the Six Corporate Acts of Mercy -- Feeding the Hungry, Giving Drink to the Thirsty, Clothing the Naked, Housing the Homeless, Visiting Orphans, and Visiting the Sick
St. Michael’s Church, where Mary Anning is Buried