47 million years old and still dazzling
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 - 21:07
in Paleontology & Archaeology
The most complete primate fossil ever found is unveiled with fanfare at a New York museum. Researchers say it could be a missing link in human evolution. A 47-million-year-old primate fossil that is so complete scientists can even tell what the animal's last meal was promises to shed new light on the earliest stages of evolution of the lineage that eventually led to humans, researchers said Tuesday.