Mary Leakey

Mary Leakey (February 6 1913 – December 9 1996) was a British physical anthropologist, who, along with others, discovered the first skull of a fossil ape on Rusinga Island. For much of her career she worked with her husband Louis Leakey in the Olduvai Gorge, uncovering the tools and fossils of ancient hominines. She also discovered the Laetoli footprints.

For More Information

• http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/information/biography/klmno/leakey_mary.html
• http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/information/biography/klmno/leakey_louis.html
• http://www.leakeyfoundation.org