Real-life Ammonite fossil hunter Mary Anning to finally be honoured, ‘righting historic wrong’

Fossil hunter Mary Anning, portrayed by Kate Winslet in the film Ammonite, will finally be honoured with a statue in her hometown of Lyme Regis. Until recently, Anning, born in 1799, was almost forgotten by history despite being a pioneering and influential woman in science. Her story was told in the 2020 film Ammonite, in...