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Ida in New York City

For those traveling in to New York this month, a must see attraction was recently put on exhibit at the Museum of Natural History in Manhattan.  Scientists had discovered the forty-seven million year old fossil of a primate, a lemur to be exact, in Germany in the early 1980′s.  She, they have named her Ida, was found in an area where many fossil and other archaeological discoveries have been plentiful, an area called, Messel Pit.

For many years, she was studied in Norway, by a team of anthropologists and scientists led by Dr. Jorn Hurum, at the Natural History Museum located in Oslo. The significance of their findings have indicated that Ida is a the ‘missing link’ between the great apes and the higher primates, humans included, of today. Details of the research have just recently been published, and have been met by some skepticism.  Some state that while she is a member of the higher species of primates, they are not convinced that she is the direct link.  When one travels to New York to catch a glimpse of this incredible fossil, one may ask directions to the Natural History Museum, of those working in the best restaurants.  Manhattan waiters know their city inside and out.

For Dr. Jens Franzen however, he does believe that Ida is closest scientists have come so far, to located the direct or immediate ancestor of the species of primates.  Ida lived during the Eocene Epoch, which is one of the time periods in the history of the earth that was most important and significant for the evolution of the primates.  Ida does resemble a lemur, however she is missing a few of the physical characteristics of the lemurs of today.  When one visits the museum one will find that she is more like a mummy, than a fossil, as there is still some hair on her body, and the remains of her last meal can be seen in her belly.

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