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  1. Punxsutawney Paul

    Punxsutawney Paul approved Heather’s request to combine 2 books, including The Fossil Hunter, Wednesday, December 21, 2011.

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  2. Heather

    Heather submitted a request to combine 2 books, including The Fossil Hunter, Saturday, December 17, 2011.

    Punxsutawney Paul approved this request.
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  3. Shelfari

    Shelfari edited the memorable quotes of The Fossil Hunter Sunday, October 24, 2010.

    • Edited a quotation: “She sells sea-shells on the sea-shore.Thesea-shore.The shells she sells are sea-shells, I'm sure.Forsure.For if she sell sea-shells on the sea-shoreThensea-shoreThen I'm sure she sells sea-shore shells.”Tongue -twister written by Terry Sullivan in 1908 and inspired by Mary Anning
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  4. BookCrazy - VERY limited time online for the foreseeable future

    BookCrazy - VERY limited time online for the foreseeable future approved TheLibrarian’s request to change the title of The Fossil Hunter Saturday, May 8, 2010.

    The Fossil Hunter: Dinosaurs, Evolution, and the Woman Whose Discoveries Changed the World (MacSci)Hunter
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  5. TheLibrarian

    TheLibrarian changed the title of The Fossil Hunter Saturday, May 8, 2010.

    The Fossil Hunter: Dinosaurs, Evolution, and the Woman Whose Discoveries Changed the World (MacSci)Hunter
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  6. Ladyslott

    Ladyslott edited the characters of The Fossil Hunter Monday, April 19, 2010.

    • Edited the description of Henry De La Beche: English geologist and early pioneer of proper survey methods. Friends with Mary from early childhood and throughout their lives. A President of the Geological Society (London)
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  7. Ladyslott

    Ladyslott edited the characters of The Fossil Hunter Monday, April 19, 2010.

    • Edited the description of Reverend William Buckland: Geologist, palaeontologist, livelife long friend of Mary Anning
    • Edited the description of Henry De La Beche: English geologist and early pioneer of proper survey methods. Friend toFriends with Mary Anning.from early childhood throughout their lives. A President of the Geological Society (London)
    • Edited the description of Anna Maria Pinney: A friend of Mary's
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  8. Ladyslott

    Ladyslott edited the glossary entries of The Fossil Hunter Monday, April 19, 2010.

    • Added a term: pattens: A protective overshoe, made of wood and metal, designed to keep feet out of mud and dirt.
    • marked the description of pattens as not a spoiler
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  9. Ladyslott

    Ladyslott edited the table of contents of The Fossil Hunter Monday, April 19, 2010.

    • Acknowledgments
      Prologue

      1. Snakestones, Thunderbolts and Verteberries
      2. A Fantastic Beast
      3. An Unimaginable World
      4. A Great Kindness
      5. A Long Necked Beauty
      6. The Hidden Mysteries of Coprolites
      7. Finally, the Big City of London
      8. An Amazing New Fish
      9. Spilling Secrets
      10. Esteemed Visitors
      11. The Earth Moves
      12. The Making of a Legend

      Epilogue
      Timeline
      Notes
      Index

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  10. Ladyslott

    Ladyslott edited the table of contents of The Fossil Hunter Monday, April 19, 2010.

    • Acknowledgments
      Prologue

      1. Snakestones, Thunderbolts and Verteberries
      2. A Fantastic Beast
      3. An Unimaginable World
      4. A Great Kindness
      5. A Long Necked Beauty
      6. The Hidden Mysteries of Coprolites
      7. Finally, the Big City of London
      8. An Amazing New Fish
      9. Spilling Secrets
      10. Esteemed Visitors
      11. The Earth Moves
      12. The Making of a Legend

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