Risale a 47 milioni di anni ago, looks like a lemur, and scientists believe could be the so-called''missing link''between men and apes. The fossil, nicknamed''Ida''and 'was first publicly shown at the Museum of Natural History in New York. The animal, whose skeleton and 'preserved well enough to allow a glimpse of some traces of his fur and his last meal, and' eighties was found in the ruins of Messel, Germany. The study on the findings - such as information on the BBC's online site, which also publishes a video - and 'was conducted by Professor Jorn Hurum of the Natural History Museum in Oslo, Norway, who called it''the most fossil 'we had to close an ancestor direct'', a''dream come true'''. The animal, a female, and 'lived Eocene, Paleogene period of time ranging from 55 to 34 million years ago and scientists have christened''Darwinius masillae,''a tribute to Charles Darwin. Among the characteristics that made him like most primates' evolved, the opposable thumb, the hand grip and nails instead of claws dates back 47 million years ago, looks like a lemur, and scientists believe could be the so-called ''missing link''between men and apes. The fossil, nicknamed''Ida''and 'was first publicly shown at the Museum of Natural History in New York. The animal, the and whose skeleton was 'preserved well enough to make it possible to see traces of his fur and his last meal, and' eighties was found in the ruins of Messel, Germany. The study on the findings - such as information on the BBC's online site, which also publishes a video - and 'was conducted by Professor Jorn Hurum of the Natural History Museum in Oslo, Norway, who called it''the most fossil 'we had close to a direct ancestor,''a''dream come true'''. The animal, a female, and 'lived Eocene, Paleogene period of time ranging from 55 to 34 million years ago and scientists have christened''Darwinius masillae,''a tribute to Charles Darwin. Among the characteristics that made him like most primates' evolved, the opposable thumb, the hand grip and nails instead of claws Taken from http://it.notizie. yahoo.com
