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Mary Leakey was a British paleoanthropologist renowned for her significant contributions to the study of human evolution. Alongside her husband, Louis Leakey, she made groundbreaking discoveries in East Africa, including the fossilized footprints of early hominids at Laetoli and the skull of Australopithecus boisei. Her work provided critical evidence of early human ancestors and solidified her legacy as one of the most important figures in paleontology.
"No amounts of stone and bone could yield the kinds of information that the paintings gave so freely."
"She stops, pauses, turns to the left to glance at some possible threat or irregularity, and then continues to the north. This motion, so intensely human, transcends time."
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