Mary Leakey
Paleontologist

Mary Leakey Net Worth

Mary Leakey was a British paleoanthropologist who made significant contributions to the field of anthropology. She was born on February 6, 1913 in England and worked for most of her career in the Olduvai Gorge in eastern Africa. She is best known for uncovering the tools and fossils of ancient hominines believed to be more than 3.75 million-years-old, as well as discovering the Laetoli footprints. She also identified fifteen new species of other animals, and one new genus.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day February 6, 1913
Birth Place England
Age 107 YEARS OLD
Died On Dec 9, 1996 (age 83)
Birth Sign Aquarius

💰 Net worth: $9 Million (2024)

About

British paleoanthropologist who worked for most of her career in the Olduvai Gorge, in eastern Africa, uncovering the tools and fossils of ancient hominines believed to be more than 3.75 million-years-old. She is also known for discovering the Laetoli footprints as well as ifteen new species of other animals, and one new genus.

Before Fame

She found interest in the archaeological items she found in Elie Peyrony's excavation site.

Trivia

She discovered the first fossilized Proconsul skull, an extinct ape now believed to be ancestral to humans.

Family Life

She worked with her husband, Louis Leakey, a British archaeologist who she married in 1936 and had three songs with.

Associated With

She was a renowned scientist and greatly inspired by the theories of Charles Darwin.

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