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Mary Anning and Fossil Hunting

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Jul 11, 201827:33Science & Medicine

Mary Anning lived in Lyme Regis on what is now known as the Jurassic Coast in the first half of the 19th century. Knowing the shore from childhood and with a remarkable eye for detection she was extremely successful in f...

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Mary Anning and Fossil Hunting is an episode from Science Stories by BBC. Mary Anning lived in Lyme Regis on what is now known as the Jurassic Coast in the first half of the 19th century. Knowing the shore from childhood and with a remarkab...

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