= Mary Buckland
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= Mary Morland
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<Mary Buckland>, also known as <Mary Morland>, contributed to <paleontology> through fossil collecting and scientific illustration. Her drawings made anatomical details of specimens available for comparison by researchers who could not examine the original <fossils> directly.
The Geological Society's collections identify her drawings of a <Megalosaurus> jaw used with <William Buckland>'s 1824 description, and views of a fossil rhinoceros skull published in <Georges Cuvier>'s work. These are specific contributions to the visual evidence of comparative <anatomy>: orientation, preserved margins and visible structures have to be communicated accurately for a reader to assess a reconstruction. The illustration credit and the authorship of the accompanying paper are distinct historical claims.<Mary Buckland in the Geological Society collections>[Scientific illustrator; Megalosaurus jaw and fossil rhinoceros skull illustrations credited to Mary Morland]{ref}
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