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Missing Link Found?
Scientists piece together human ancestry
(CNN) -- Scientists hailed Tuesday a 47-million-year-old fossil of an ancient "small cat"-sized primate as a possible common ancestor of monkeys, humans and other primates.
Scientists say the fossil, dubbed "Ida," is a transitional species, living around the time the primate lineage split into two groups: A line that would eventually produce humans and monkeys, and another that would give rise to primates such as lemurs.
The fossil was formally named Darwinius masillae, in honor of the anniversary of Charles Darwin's 200th birthday.
"Missing Link" found??
A discovery of a 47 million-year-old fossil primate that is said to be a human ancestor was announced and unveiled Tuesday at a press conference in New York City. Known as "Ida," the nearly complete transitional fossil is 20 times older than most fossils that provide evidence for human evolution. It shows characteristics from the very primitive non-human evolutionary line (prosimians, such as lemurs), but is more related to the human evolutionary line (anthropoids, such as monkeys, apes and humans), said Norwegian paleontologist Jørn Hurum of the University of Oslo Natural History Museum.KIRSTEN DUNST TO WRITE HER OWN MUSICAL
There are a number of set-patterns for a star's celebrity arc to evolve - confessional autobiography, a move into charity or politics, giving up on the industry altogether to retreat to a Patagonian wilderness and hand-raise lemurs. Scribbling down your own musical, however, has yet to become the done thing. So here's hoping that Kirsten Dunst doesn't spark off a trend.Fun with Brad and George. (via EW.com)
By Daniel Fierman
Daniel Fierman is a staff writer for EWBeing one of the most famous men on earth comes with its share of problems. You can't take your kids to the playground. There are no romantic sunset walks on the beach.
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