Darwinius masillae
I don’t really have to say much that hasn’t been said. Just read these expert perspectives on the newly unveiled fossil:
Introducing Ida – the great-great-great-great-grandmother (or aunt)
Poor, poor Ida, Or: “Overselling an Adapid”
The Dangerous Link Between Science and Hype
And of course the article itself:
Franzen JL, Gingerich PD, Habersetzer J, Hurum JH, von Koenigswald W, Smith BH (2009) Complete Primate Skeleton from the Middle Eocene of Messel in Germany: Morphology and Paleobiology. PLoS ONE 4(5): e5723.
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0005723.
Migrations 
[…] Migrations: Darwinius masillae […]
By: Descubren un fósil de transición entre primates y lemures que confirma las teorías de Darwin « Paulo Arieu Theologies Web on May 20, 2009
at 9:41 pm
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By: Weekly PLoS Blog and Media Round-up « everyONE – the PLoS ONE community blog on May 23, 2009
at 1:50 am
I have a photo of this very fossil in a book I purchased 7 years ago. The fossil has been known for almost 20 years.
The only thing new about it is the annou8ncement of the name.
By: ted on May 26, 2009
at 5:21 am