Mary Anning
publication date: Saturday, February 10, 2024 (part of February 2024)
category: 
Science
clue: Seeking skeletal specimens, she scoured seasides, sans scientific salutation, supposedly spawning some sibilant Sullivan song.
explanation: Anning was a fossil collector and paleontologist whose discoveries along the banks of the English Channel improved scientific understanding of prehistoric life, although she was denied credit for her work by the exclusively male scientific societies of the time. She is widely believed to have inspired the tongue twister "she sells seashells by the seashore" which was popularized in a 1909 Terry Sullivan song. more…
intended difficulty: hard
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, and Erik Bates
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