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'''Darwinius masillae''' is the [[scientific]] name of a [[primate]] fossil discovered in the 1983 and recently publicized. Dubbed "Ida," the [[fossil]] has been called the "Holy Grail of human evolution"<ref>http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_world/2009/05/19/2009-05-19_missing_link_found_fossil_of_47_millionyearold_primate_sheds_light_on_.html</ref> and the "Eighth wonder of the world." Hailed in the media as a "missing link," it actually bears little or no relation to human evolution.

'''''Darwinius masillae''''' is the [[scientific]] name of a [[primate]] fossil discovered in the 1983 and recently publicized. Dubbed "Ida," the [[fossil]] has been called the "Holy Grail of human evolution"<ref>http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_world/2009/05/19/2009-05-19_missing_link_found_fossil_of_47_millionyearold_primate_sheds_light_on_.html</ref> and the "Eighth wonder of the world." Hailed in the media as a "missing link," it actually bears little or no relation to human evolution.

Found in the Middle Eocene strata and dated at 47,000,000 years, <ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8057465.stm</ref> "Ida" appears to be an early lemur. Some evolutionists think it may be a possible ancestor of all primates, including [[humans]]. However, it is ''not'' the classic "missing link" between ape and man, which remains unfound.

Found in the Middle Eocene strata and dated at 47,000,000 years, <ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8057465.stm</ref> "Ida" appears to be an early lemur. Some evolutionists think it may be a possible ancestor of all primates, including [[humans]]. However, it is ''not'' the classic "missing link" between ape and man, which remains unfound.