Have you seen the photos of the fossil that was unveiled at NY Museam of Natural Sciences this week? Isn't it amazing?
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Yes, they call her "IDA" after Hurum’s 6-year-old daughter. Jorn Hurum is of the University of Oslo Natural History Museum and one of the scientists reporting the find. I guess the history channel will be doing a special on IDA on Memorial Day. I am looking forward to it... The nearly complete skeleton of a small 47 million-year-old creature found in Germany was displayed Tuesday by scientists who said it would help illuminate the early evolution of monkeys, apes and humans. About the size of a small cat, the animal has four legs and a long tail. It’s not a direct ancestor of monkeys and humans, but it provides a good indication of what such an ancestor may have looked like, researchers said at a news conference. Because the skeleton is so remarkably complete, scientists believe it will provide a window into primate evolution. The animal was a juvenile female that scientists believe died at about 9 or 10 months. “She tells so many stories. We have just started the research on this fabulous specimen,” said Jorn Hurum, of the University of Oslo Natural History Museum, one of the scientists reporting the find.
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Hey.. could you post a link? I would love to see that.
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Here's a story about it: http://news.aol.com/article/early-skeleton-evolution/490119?icid=main|main|dl1|link3|http%3A%2F%2Fnews.aol.com%2Farticle%2Fearly-skeleton-evolution%2F490119
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Wow!! I love fossils! Beautiful!
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I found added detail in this article http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30826552/?GT1=43001 This paragraph was curious; "The fossil was apparently discovered in 1983 by private collectors who split and eventually sold two parts of the skeleton on separate plates: The lesser part was restored and, in the process, partly fabricated to make it look more complete." Partly fabricated to make it look more complete???
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That was pretty cool.
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