Mary Malone's character is well-described through direct characterization all throughout the story Lamb to the Slaughter.. This direct characterization occurs each time the author describes Mary physically and in detail. An example of direct characterization is.
State Fossil: Basilosaurus cetoides This fossil whale lived in the Gulf of Mexico, which during the Eocene (~ 50-40 million years ago) extended over much of the Gulf Coast region. The first Basilosaurus fossils were found along the bluffs of the Ouachita River in Alabama in 1832.
Although that fossil disappeared without a trace, the surviving illustration suggests that it may well have been part of a Megalosaurus.. Later, in 1822, large teeth discovered in England by Mary Ann Mantell and her husband, Gideon, were thought to be the remains of a huge and extinct iguana.It wasn't until 1841 that British scientist Richard Owen came to realize that such fossils were distinct from the teeth or bones of any living creature.he ancient animals were so different, in fact, that they deserved their own name. So Owen dubbed the group Dinosauria, which means terrible lizards.. Across the ocean in North America, dinosaur tracks were studied in the Connecticut Valley, beginning in the 1830's.