The Bone Hunter

1. The primary goal of fossil hunting, leading to breakthroughs in the theory of evolution.
4. A marine reptile with a signature long neck and flippers that Mary first found at Lyme Regis.
5. Though she was often RESENTED by male scientists who took credit for her work, she remained this.
7. Fossilized waste that Mary Anning correctly identified as "bezoar stones" from ancient diets.
9. Something strange or unusual, often used to describe the "curiosities" Mary found.
10. Describes something belonging to a very distant geological past.
11. Erosion-prone rock faces where storms would often reveal "curiosities".
12. The feeling of bitterness Mary had when male scientists took credit for her work.
13. The scientific branch dedicated to the study of ancient life through fossils.

2. A biological status where a species no longer has any living members.
3. The preserved remains or impression of a living thing from a past geological age.
5. ERA The massive span of time, often called the "Age of Reptiles," when these creatures ruled Earth.
6. The genus of a "two-form tooth" flying reptile Anning discovered in 1828.
8. The biological class of cold-blooded, scaly-skinned vertebrates that Anning studied.
10. The celestial body that STRUCK the planet, leading to the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction.