Mary Anning

In our very first Ep of the season, Annie tells Phoebe all about Mary Anning - an English fossil collector and palaeontologist whose findings contributed to changes in scientific thinking about the history of the earth and prehistoric animals. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mary Anning Rocks was born when 11 year old, fossil mad, Evie Swire asked her mother, ‘Why isn’t there a statue to Mary mummy?’ Well now there is. Crowds flock to see the unveiling of the Mary Anning Statue in Lyme Regis We're big fans of Mary Anning Rocks here at The Cosmic Shed so when they invited us to the unveiling of the statue of Mary Anning in Lyme Regis we jumped at the chance. Dr Hannah Little reports back from the event for The Cosmic Shed. show notes You can support Mary Anning Rocks hereYou can listen to our episode with Kate Winslet and Anya from Mary Anning Rocks here The Cosmic Shed is part of the Stimulus Network You can subscribe to The Cosmic Shed podcast

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In 1823, a young woman named Mary Anning discovered a fossil that would forever change the way we view the earth. Recommended Reading / Viewing: The Fossil Hunter by Shelley Emling Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier Ammonite (2020)

In this installment of our Women To Remember series, we learn about Mary Anning. A self taught women in the 19th century, she became a respected reference in regards to dinosaur. She spent most of her short life as a fossil hunter. How cool would it be to only be 12 years old and already have found your full dinosaur fossil? This week's Modern Day Badass:  This week's Friend Of The Show: Designated Quizzers Be one of the cool kids and email us at: @whatihadheardwas@gmail.com Also, have you seen our Merch Store?!  Our Website: WIHHW.com TikTok: @what.i.had.heard.was Instagram: @WhatIHadHeard Facebook: What I Had Heard Was

Released on Hulu in 2020, Ammonite is a fictionalized movie that portrays a few years at the end of Mary Anning's life. She was an amateur paleontologist and with her family discovered the first ichthyosaur fossils in England. We talk about the movie, what it got right and what it didn't, and about the real Mary Anning and her life, work, and discoveries.Links Ammonite IMDB Entry Ammonite movie review and summary by Roger Ebert Mary Anning (Wikipedia) Mary Anning: the unsung hero of fossil discovery Ammonite: Who was the real Mary Anning? Mary Anning (Lyme Regis Museum) The forgotten fossil hunter who transformed Britain’s Jurassic Coast Contact Chris Webster chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com ArchPodNet APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet Tee Public Store Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular

Released on Hulu in 2020, Ammonite is a fictionalized movie that portrays a few years at the end of Mary Anning's life. She was an amateur paleontologist and with her family discovered the first ichthyosaur fossils in England. We talk about the movie, what it got right and what it didn't, and about the real Mary Anning and her life, work, and discoveries.Links Ammonite IMDB Entry Ammonite movie review and summary by Roger Ebert Mary Anning (Wikipedia) Mary Anning: the unsung hero of fossil discovery Ammonite: Who was the real Mary Anning? Mary Anning (Lyme Regis Museum) The forgotten fossil hunter who transformed Britain’s Jurassic Coast Contact Chris Webster chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com ArchPodNet APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet Tee Public Store Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular

Join us this week to learn about Mary Anning, one of the leaders of her field. She followed her passion to become the “greatest fossilist in the world” and set the foundation of the modern day study of palaeontology. #history #feminism #science #palaeontology #dinosaurs

Lou tells Mildred all about Mary Anning, a poor British woman in the early 19th century who was a paleontologist;  A woman who struggled to get credit for her finds.  Despite the hard life she lived, she set the foundation for paleontology as it is today. To donate to the Mary Anning Rocks foundation, please visit www.maryanningrocks.co.uk music by V►LH►LL vlhll.bandcamp.com

This week, we continue our story of Mary Anning by discussing her major scientific finds and her overall contributions to paleontology.