tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812825982739618500.post450694187195913465..comments2023-10-12T17:04:02.422+01:00Comments on dysnomia...: She sells seashellsAnhrefnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12137576217724041114noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812825982739618500.post-38359629386704242072011-06-10T21:24:30.082+01:002011-06-10T21:24:30.082+01:00I confess I would probably have been heedless of t...I confess I would probably have been heedless of the warning signs too. Personal safety aside, there must be significant environmental damage not to mention the prospect of keen, but not especially knowledgeable (myself included), hunters unwittingly ruining a really important find by tramping all over the area. It's a shame, but I suppose understandable, that the fossil shops have cashed in on the burgeoning interest in fossils and rocks as bits of art. They are trying to make a living just as Mary Anning did. There's nothing quite like the feeling of finding your own though. Your tiny footprint sounds like a real treasure.Anhrefnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12137576217724041114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812825982739618500.post-42830576306085339852011-06-10T14:52:22.519+01:002011-06-10T14:52:22.519+01:00I spent a lovely holiday at Lyme Regis and on the ...I spent a lovely holiday at Lyme Regis and on the beach at Charmouth just after the spectacular cliff collapse in summer 2009. There were signs everywhere saying keep out, it was too dangerous, but the place was teeming with fossil hunters regardless - myself included. Found a tiny wee stone like thing with the imprint of what looked like a little creature's foot. The fossil shops are fab - if more than a tad expensive.Sandrahttp://notesandjottingsonaweblog.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812825982739618500.post-38396891531645000032011-06-09T23:07:24.426+01:002011-06-09T23:07:24.426+01:00Thank you both for the links. And I adore the pebb...Thank you both for the links. And I adore the pebble plesiosaur!Anhrefnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12137576217724041114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812825982739618500.post-88473112471817473022011-06-09T22:47:43.377+01:002011-06-09T22:47:43.377+01:00There's a good novel by Tracy Chevalier called...There's a good novel by Tracy Chevalier called Remarkable Creatures, about Mary Anning. And a substantial section of the author's website, focusing on the book - http://www.tchevalier.com/remarkablecreatures/story/index.htmlcricket7642https://www.blogger.com/profile/06904798457176907740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812825982739618500.post-81703078926319613722011-06-08T22:48:30.077+01:002011-06-08T22:48:30.077+01:00I have found an article which mentions the nurse b...I have found an article which mentions the nurse being killed by lightning and some really good links to information about Mary. http://www.strangescience.net/anning.htmMadziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05070983645264670135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812825982739618500.post-15935656750391336042011-06-08T21:16:34.297+01:002011-06-08T21:16:34.297+01:00Thank you Madzia. It's good to see that dramat...Thank you Madzia. It's good to see that dramatic finds are still being made at Lyme and Charmouth. I see the entire 'Jurassic coast' is now a designated world heritage site. I imagine that amateur fossil hunting there is more tightly controlled these days. The cliffs are very dangerous and heavily eroded. I wonder if there is a good biography of Mary Anning.Anhrefnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12137576217724041114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812825982739618500.post-15167732786619458272011-06-08T20:34:46.823+01:002011-06-08T20:34:46.823+01:00I really enjoyed reading about Mary Anning on your...I really enjoyed reading about Mary Anning on your blog. It inspired me to research her further. I found an interesting article which brings the fossil hunters right up to date on: http://www.lymeregis.com/ichthyosaur_find/Madziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05070983645264670135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812825982739618500.post-81170499583511052732011-06-08T19:00:58.312+01:002011-06-08T19:00:58.312+01:00Hello Ben. Yes I read Deborah Cadbury's book a...Hello Ben. Yes I read Deborah Cadbury's book a long time ago and agree that it is a compelling read. You remembered right about the lightning story which has become part of Lyme lore. The story goes that Mary Anning was in the arms of her nurse watching a local pageant when she (the nurse) was struck by lightning and killed along with two other women. I also remember a story about Mary's dog being killed in a mudslide while guarding one of her fossil finds.Anhrefnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12137576217724041114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812825982739618500.post-60815638413356363792011-06-08T13:25:08.995+01:002011-06-08T13:25:08.995+01:00Have you read 'The Dinosaur Hunters' by De...Have you read 'The Dinosaur Hunters' by Deborah Cadbury? This begins with Mary Anning, though is mostly a story of two men's rivalry relating to dinosaur fossils. It is a marvellous history - accessible, exciting and with a real sense of character. I was very struck by Mary Anning's story, and I have vague memories of there being some tragedy in her early life to do with lightning - though I may have that completely wrong.Ben Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05236432903658898557noreply@blogger.com