Question

1. when mary annings father died in 1810, she and her family were left in poverty. to help make ends meet, eleven-year-old mary and her younger brother joseph sold shells, rocks, and bones to tourists. they found these by combing the beach and cliffs of their english coastal town, lyme regis, and carefully excavating what they found. the children had learned these skills from their father, an avid fossil hunter. while joseph eventually went into the upholstery business, mary developed a passion for fossil hunting. she lacked formal education, so she taught herself geology, paleontology, anatomy, and scientific illustration. ultimately, she recovered some of the most important dinosaur specimens in the field of natural history, including an intact skeleton of a plesiosaurus.

1. select all the details that are included in the text.

the discovery of dinosaur fossils helped shed light on extinction.

anning compensated for her lack of schooling by educating herself in various scientific fields.

anning excavated many important fossil specimens.

anning sold fossilized bones to provide financial help for her family

Explanation:

1. The text does not mention anything about fossil discoveries shedding light on extinction, so this detail is not included.
2. The text states Mary "lacked formal education, so she taught herself geology, paleontology, anatomy, and scientific illustration", which matches this detail.
3. The text notes she "recovered some of the most important dinosaur specimens in the field of natural history, including an intact skeleton of a Plesiosaurus", which confirms this detail.
4. The text says after her father died in poverty, 11-year-old Mary and her brother "sold shells, rocks, and bones to tourists" to help make ends meet, which matches this detail.

Answer:

Anning compensated for her lack of schooling by educating herself in various scientific fields.
Anning excavated many important fossil specimens.
Anning sold fossilized bones to provide financial help for her family