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What were some of Mary Anning's most important discoveries?

Among Mary Anning's most important discoveries were the first complete ichthyosaur skeleton discovered in 1811, as well as the first two complete plesiosaur skeletons found in 1821 and 1823. She is also credited with significant finds of pterosaur fossils and a variety of other marine life fossils that offered new insights into life during the Mesozoic era.