Question

when mary anning’s 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 fossils 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 had no 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 dimorphodon.

select all the details that are included in the text.

anning unearthed many important fossil specimens.
the discovery of dinosaur fossils helped shed light on evolution.
anning compensated for her lack of schooling by educating herself in various scientific fields.
anning sold fossilized bones to provide financial help for her family.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each statement against the passage:

1. "Anning unearthed many important fossil specimens."

The passage says she "recovered some of the most important dinosaur specimens in the field of natural history, including an intact skeleton of a Dimorphodon". So this matches.

1. "The discovery of dinosaur fossils helped shed light on evolution."

The passage does not mention evolution or how the fossils related to it. Eliminate.

1. "Anning compensated for her lack of schooling by educating herself in various scientific fields."

The passage states she "had no formal education, so she taught herself geology, paleontology, anatomy, and scientific illustration". This matches.

1. "Anning sold fossilized bones to provide financial help for her family."

The passage says "To help make ends meet, eleven - year - old Mary and her younger brother Joseph sold shells, rocks, and bones to tourists" and she "eventually went into the upholstery business" but focuses on her fossil hunting passion. The act of selling fossils (bones) to help the family is supported.

Answer:

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