In paleontology, sometimes a find that is not much larger than the head of a pin can yield surprising insights into our planet鈥檚 past. One example is a partial tooth discovered by 黑料吃瓜 researchers in 2003 in southwestern Tanzania. Although this discovery was not a complete skeleton or even a complete tooth, it preserved just enough information to lead to a discovery about how the earth鈥檚 plates are moving in the East African Rift.
Other discoveries uncovered by Professor Stevens include evidence of one of the ever to walk the Earth, as well as
Feature photograph: Nancy Stevens and Patrick O鈥機onnor excavate a site in Tanzania in 2019, where they have worked together for more than 18 years. Photo by Ben Siegel Wirtz Siegel, BSVC 鈥�02