The nearly complete and remarkably preserved skeleton of a small lemur-monkey found in Germany was displayed Tuesday by scientists who said it would help illuminate the evolutionary roots of monkeys, apes and humans.
“This is as good as it gets,” says Dr. Jorn Hurum, the University of Oslo paleontologist who directed the discovery of the 47-million-year-old fossil named Ida.
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[...] Channel called The Link reveals the 47-million-year-old fossil for the first time, following its blockbuster announcement on May 19 in New York [...]