Last year a new fossil discovery led to a flurry of evolutionary assumptions when a team of scientists revealed “Ida,” the latest and greatest supposed missing link. But does Ida actually support “the evolution of early primates, and, ultimately, modern human beings,” as ABC News reported?
Another reporter raved, “The search for a direct connection between humans and the rest of the animal kingdom has taken 200 years—but it was presented to the world today at a special news conference in New York.”
Formally identified as Darwinius masillae (in honor of Charles Darwin), the fossil originated in Germany and is purportedly 47 million years old. One scientist gave the find the nickname Ida (after his daughter).
Unfortunately (for evolutionists), Ida has become just another in a long line of missing links that are still missing. It turns out that Ida is just an ancestor of current day lemurs.
Better luck next time!
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