Pioneering fossil hunter recognised with blue plaque

07-09-2026 08:01 via bbc.co.uk

Pioneering fossil hunter recognised with blue plaque

Dorothea Bate discovered the dwarf elephant and the myotragus, an extinct goat-like antelope.

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