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The Fossil Hunter: Dinosaurs, Evolution, and the Woman Whose Discoveries Changed the World Costume and Tyrannosaurus rexMary Anning was only twelve years old when, in 1811, she discovered the first dinosaur skeleton of an ichthyosaur while fossil hunting on the cliffs of Lyme Regis, England. Until Mary's incredible discovery, it was widely believed that animals did not become extinct. The child of a poor family, Mary became a fossil hunter, inspiring the tongue twister, "She Sells Sea Shells by the Seashore." She attracted the attention of fossil collectors and