Mary Anning: Lyme Regis fossil hunter’s statue unveiled – BBC News
A seafront statue of palaeontologist Mary Anning has been unveiled in her hometown of Lyme Regis, Dorset.
Anning’s discoveries in the early 19th Century helped shape scientific understanding of prehistoric life, but her work was never properly recognised.
Anning, whose life inspired the feature film Ammonite, was never fully credited for her discoveries due to the fact she was woman and because of her social status.
