Mary Anning and her Brother Discovered the First Ichthyosaur Fossil When She was Only 12 Years Old. She Eventually Discovered Many More Fossils that Revolutionalized the Field of Paleontology. Unfortunately, She Did Not Get Full Credit for Her Discoveries Because She was a Woman.
According to recent studies, only 19.4% of all paleontologists are women. Women have made several critical discoveries. However, most of them have not been recognized due to working in a male-dominated field. But do you know who the mother of paleontology is? Mary Anning, at the age of 12, discovered the first ichthyosaur fossil with […]