Mary Leakey—who inherited her father’s artistic skills— ended up working as an illustrator for archaeological digs. An archaeologist introduced her to Cambridge University paleontologist ...

Louise Leakey, granddaughter of Louis and Mary Leakey and herself a paleontologist still hunting and analyzing fossils in Kenya, told The Washington Post this week: “Kamoya was a gentle ...

In the paleontology lab, Leakey flips gingerly ... On the shelves are bits of monkey skull in Mary Leakey’s wooden cigar box. She liked to smoke Dutch coronas and drink whiskey after a long ...

When Louis Leakey and Mary Nicol first met ... became known as the first family of paleontology. Louis Leakey was born in 1903 in Kenya, where his English parents were missionaries.

When famed paleontologist Mary Leakey first uncovered the footprints in Tanzania 40 years ago, the evidence was ambiguous. Leakey focused her attention instead on other fossil footprints that ...

Anning wasn’t the only paleontologist to work with canine colleagues. Mary Leakey, another paleontology pioneer, also loved her dogs. Dalmatians were her favorite, and her pups often accompanied ...

Sweet Fern Productions - Mary Leakey and the Laetoli Footprints Rough Video Cut 09/03/15 Narrators: Meave Leakey, Stony Brook University Ian Tattersall, American Museum of Natural History Pat ...

When Louis Leakey and Mary Nicol first met ... became known as the first family of paleontology. Louis Leakey was born in 1903 in Kenya, where his English parents were missionaries.