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Birth
Mary Leakey was born on February 6, 1913 -
Mary Nicol and Louis Leakey married
Mary Nicol and Louis leakey married and had children. -
Mary and her partner found Proconsul africanus
Mary and her partner, Louis, found the Proconsul africanus. The creature lived about 25 to 40 million years ago. -
Mary and her husband found Zinjanthropus boisei
Mary and her husband found Zinjanthropus boisei. The name meant "east african man". The ape like skeleton was found the be part of the Australopithecus genus -
Mary excavated the Homo habilis
Mary and Louis found the Homo habilis which the two named themselves. It later became known as the Australopithecus. -
Mary Leaky won the Hubbard Medal Award
Mary won the Habbard Medal of the National Geographic Society. -
Mary's husband, Louis died
In 1972, Mary's husband Louis died of a heart attack. -
Mary Leakey found sets of hominid footprints
Mary found sets of fossil hominid footprints. She found them while crossing a patch of hardened volcanic ash at Laetoli. -
Mary retired from field work
Mary Leakey retired from fieldwork due to age and failing eyesight. -
Mary Leakey passed away
Mary Leakey passed awayon December 9,1996 at age 83.
