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PHOTOGRAPH BY MURPHY ALLEN
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This year, we discovered a tooth from a mysterious early human relative, spotted the smallest snail species, found Africa’s oldest dinosaur fossil (above), and realized that jumping spiders could dream. Scientists learned of a spectacular prehistoric rainforest, revealed certain stretches of the universe, and saw evidence of the existence, still, of a presumed extinct Roman-era miracle plant.
Wow.
“The revelations that come from our ceaseless exploration and experimentation are often unexpected and extraordinary,” Nat Geo writes in its look at 22 of the year’s most wondrous discoveries.
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