The tiny bones, each about the thickness of pencil lead, were first spotted three years ago by a local caretaker in the outwash from a steep hillside near a well-known fossil site outside Kunming, China.

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Among the 26 additions for 2012 were the Lakes of Ounianga in Chad, Africa, the Chengjiang fossil site in the Yunnan province of China, the decorated farmhouses of Halsingland in Sweden and the Margravial Opera House at Bayreuth in Germany.

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Just outside of Johannesburg is an amazing historical attraction, the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site with its famous fossil filled caves.

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The site also contains a wealth of Cambrian fossil remains of numerous species, some of them unique.

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There were originally about 15 protesters at the site who said they were against the extraction and burning of fossil fuels when alternative, more sustainable fuel sources were available.

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