Etheldred Benett
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Etheldred Anna Maria Benett was an early English geologist who devoted much of her life to collecting and studying fossils that she discovered in South West England. She worked closely with many princ
Information board commemorating 'The First Lady Geologist' in the churchyard of All Saints Parish Church, Norton Bavant
Gideon Mantell
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Gideon Algernon Mantell MRCS FRS was an English obstetrician, geologist and palaeontologist. His attempts to reconstruct the structure and life of Iguanodon began the scientific study of dinosaurs: in
Etheldred Benett
…leading geologists of the time, and it is only through works by these men that most references to her work were made. For example, she contributed to Gideon Mantell's work on stratigraphy, and also worked with Sowerby. Benett was unmarried and financially independent, and so was able to dedicate much of her life…
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166 High Street, Lewes, the home of Gideon Mantell
Sketch of Tilgate Quarry with Gideon Mantell overseeing the uncovering of fossils
Illustration of fossil Iguanodon teeth with a modern iguana jaw shown beneath them, from Mantell's 1825 paper describing Iguanodon.