Mary Ann Mantell | |
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| Born | Mary Ann Woodhouse 9 April 1795 Paddington, London, United Kingdom |
| Died | 20 October 1869 (aged 74) |
| Occupation(s) | fossil collector, lithographer |
| Known for | Discovering Iguanodon |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3, including Walter |
Mary Ann Mantell (née Woodhouse; 9 April 1795[1] – 20 October 1869[2]) was a British fossil collector[3] and the wife of the British paleontologist Gideon Mantell. She is credited – although this is disputed – with the discovery of the first fossils of Iguanodon and provided several pen and ink sketches of the fossils for her husband's scientific description of the Iguanodon.[4]
- ^ Burek & Higgs 2007, pp. 1–8.
- ^ Probate 1869.
- ^ Ogilvie & Harvey 2000, p. 837.
- ^ Chamberlain 2015.