Ida Fossil Explored in New Doc
World Screen News, NY
By Mansha Daswani NEW YORK: HISTORY, BBC One, ZDF and NRK are all on board for a documentary special about Ida, the 47 million-year-old fossilized remains of a primate discovered in Germany that scientists believe will deliver a new understanding of ...To be continued.
'Ida' Fossil Hype Went Too Far
LiveScience.com, NY
The discovery of the "Ida" fossil, announced this week as though the 47-million-year-old lemur-like female were a rock star, seemed at first like one to celebrate. Today we know better. As LiveScience's Clara Moskowitz reports, there are doubts about ...To be continued.
Creationist Apocalypse
Examiner.com
Ida's fossil clearly shows a lemur-like creature, complete with opposable thumbs and fingernails. Cat-sized hind legs suggest that Ida would have had no problem whatsoever in standing upright. Essentially, this (incredibly) old girl bridges the gap ...To be continued.
Missing Link Photo: The Truth Is Out There
Popular Photography Magazine
Speaking of nature photography, have you seen the image of the new "missing link" fossil now on view at the American Museum of Natural History in New York? This fossil, which is 47 million years old, is said by scientists to the earliest human ...To be continued.
Fossils from the Messel site (13 pictures)
guardian.co.uk, UK
At the Messel pit near Darmstadt in Germany where Ida fossil was excavated, palaeontologists have found hundreds of well-preserved specimens. After decades of use as a quarry for oil shale, the local government had planned to use the site for landfill ...To be continued.
Ist "Ida" das Bindeglied zwischen Mensch und Affe?
tagesschau.de, Germany
Rund ein Vierteljahrhundert lang schlummerte das Affen-Fossil "Ida" bei einem Privatsammler in der Schublade, bis es über Umwege in das Labor norwegischer Wissenschaftler gelangte. Forscher untersuchten den Fund eingehend - und brachten nach ihrer ...To be continued.
Forscher weist Kritik an «Ida»-Vermarktung zurück
Mitteldeutsche Zeitung, Germany
Das rund 47 Millionen Jahre alte Affen-Fossil «Ida» aus der Grube Messel bei Darmstadt. (FOTO: DPA) New York/dpa. Der Paläontologe Jens Franzen weist die Kritik an der medienwirksamen Präsentation des Uraffen-Fossils «Ida» zurück. ...To be continued.
Nettportal og nyhetstjeneste for marked, økonomi og investeringer
Business Q4, Norway
Et 47 millioner år gammelt fossil av en liten apeliknende skapning viser i detalj hvordan livet tok sitt aller første skritt i retning av oss mennesker. Bak funnet står den norske paleontologen Jørn Hurum. - Dette fossilet viser oss hvem vi er og hvor ...To be continued.
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