ーー st ichthyosaur Skull Mary Anning found 加 Have you ever heard the tongue twister “She sells seashells by the seashore'? “She' is said to be Mary Anning, a British fossil hunter. Coastal cliffS near Marys home in southern England were rich in ammonites an other fossils、 In her childhood, Mary contributed to her family's finances by selling these fossils to visitors. 加 in isn Mary's brother found the fossilized head of a large animal. It was 1.2 meters long and resembled the head of a crocodile. Twelve-yearold Mary continued to look for the rest of the crocodile-like creature. A year later she caused a sensation by digging out the remaining parts of a 5.5meter-long reptile, which was Jater identified as an ichthyosaur. Even though parts of this reptile had been discovered previously,、 Mary's find was the first complete fossil to be assembled. 旭 Fossil hunting in 19thcentury Britain was popular among uppercclass men, so it Was astonishing that Mary a gr from a poor, working-class family, discovered the precious fossil. Mary's passion for fossils lasted all her Ife. As her scientific knowledge greW, she made several more important finds, which helped to build our pictere of jife on the earth.

@⑳ Fill in the blanks. ャ When マ What happened? 1811 * Marys brother ①_ 人 * Mary ⑧@ es 1812 * Mary ③ It was the first complete fossil of an ichthyosaur. 3 Answer the following questions. 1.Who was Mary Anning?2 2. WIere did Mary hunt for fossils? 3. Why was it astonishing that Mary discovered the fossib 4.How did Mary spend her life after she found the ichthyosaur*