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Grade 6 reading · Timeline

Timeline: Mary Anning

This timeline shows important events in the life of Mary Anning, who is remembered for finding some of the most important fossils ever discovered. Read it from top to bottom to follow the events in order.

Mary Anning: timeline
Year	Event
1799	Anning is born in Lyme Regis, England
1812	Uncovered the rest of the first ichthyosaur skeleton to be recognized
1823	Found the first complete plesiosaur skeleton
1828	Found the first pterosaur skeleton in Britain
1847	Anning dies

Questions

Read a timeline According to the timeline, what happened in 1812?
Earned her engineering degree in Chandigarh, India Arrived at Gombe in Tanzania to study chimpanzees Uncovered the rest of the first ichthyosaur skeleton to be recognized Found the first pterosaur skeleton in Britain
Read a timeline In what year did this happen? "Found the first complete plesiosaur skeleton."
1823 1812 1828 1847
Read a timeline According to the timeline, where was Mary Anning born?
Brightwater, New Zealand Lyme Regis, England Newbridge, Ireland Nyeri, Kenya
Timeline math How many years does the timeline cover from the first event after birth to the last event in the list?
17 11 16 29
Text features Why is a timeline a good way to show this information?
It shows how big things are. It explains the meaning of words. It shows where places are on a map. It shows events in the order they happened.

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