Darwinius

The tiny creature, officially known as Darwinius masillae, but dubbed Ida, lived 47 million years ago and is unusually well preserved, missing only part of a leg, or five per cent of the skeleton.

Archive 2009-05-01 News from Mad Plato 2009

The scientists gave the creature the scientific name Darwinius masillae and the nickname Ida.

Celebrated Fossil Shown to World 2009

The fossil, called Darwinius masillae and said to be a female, provides the most complete understanding of the paleobiology of any primate so far discovered from the Eocene Epoch, Hurum said.

47 Million Year Old Primate Fossil Discovered | Impact Lab 2009

The tiny creature, officially known as Darwinius masillae, but dubbed Ida, lived 47 million years ago and is unusually well preserved, missing only part of a leg, or five per cent of the skeleton.

THE LINK IS STILL MISSING News from Mad Plato 2009

Yesterday and today there have been a torrent of news articles on the new primate, dubbed Darwinius masillae.

Darwinius: It delivers a pizza, and it lengthens, and it strengthens, and it finds that slipper that’s been at large under the chaise lounge for several weeks… 2009

President and founder Ken Ham stayed resolutely silent about the fossil, called Darwinius masillae, which scientists believe was linked to an early human ancestor.

Pharyngula 2009

The "Darwinius" affair has become notorious as a bad example of scientists getting into bed with book publishers, movie producers, and PR professionals [see

Planet Atheism 2009

While time will tell what more Ida has to offer, for now, The Link remains a interesting book, with facts on Darwinius masillae that should be taken with some suspicion.

“The Link: Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor” by Colin Tudge and Josh Young (Little, Brown and Company, 2009) « The BookBanter Blog 2010

Discovered in Messel Pit, Germany, the fossil, described as Darwinius masillae, is 20 times older than most fossils that explain human evolution.

mjh's blog — 2009 — May 2009

In an article now available online in the Journal of Human Evolution, four scientists present evidence that the 47-million-year-old Darwinius masillae is not a haplorhine primate like humans, apes and monkeys, as the 2009 research claimed.

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