ALAMY X4, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY X1, OXFORD UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY X1
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With her hammer and beloved dog Tray, Mary Anning was an extremely prolific fossil hunter