Annie Montague Alexander: Fossils and Field Work

Nevada has been the source of some of the best fossils and fossil hunting in the United States, particularly for those in search of ichthyosaurs, giant aquatic reptiles from the Triassic. One of the earliest collectors to explore these riches was Annie Montague Alexander, a petit, soft-spoken woman with a passion for paleontology specifically and for field work in general. Barbara Stein, author of On Her Own Terms: Annie Montague Alexander and the Rise of Science in the American West, explores Annie Alexander and her contributions to paleontology and vertebrate zoology.

About Barbara Stein:

Barbara Stein was a staff curator and researcher in the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology from 1985-2000, the first museum of two natural history museums founded by Annie Montague Alexander on the UC Berkeley campus. A symposium in 1994 on women who had made important contributions to the University became the impetus for writing, On Her Own Terms: Annie Montague Alexander and the Rise of Science in the American West.

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