Ida, the perfectly preserved fossil, was welcomed to the world with large press coverage not too long ago. A 47-million year old ancestor hailed as the "eighth wonder of the world" and more importantly, our missing link. However, there are many skeptics, scientists included. Supposedly Ida is a missing link, but not for the human race, but between other species further down the evolutionary tree. Post this image on the back of milk cartons just in case...
28 paleontological discoveries have been called "missing links" by the press in just the past decade!
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