Ida is a skeleton of a 47 million-year-old cat-sized creature found in Germany. It starred in a book, "The Link: Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor."
FILE -- A May 19, 2009 file photo shows Dr. Jorn Hurum speaking to reporters as a photo of 'Ida', the 47 million year old fossilized remains of a primate, is projected on a screen during a news conference at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Erik Seiffert of Stony Brook University in New York reports in Nature the results of studies by Seiffert and his colleagues indicate 'Ida' does not belong in the same primate category as monkeys, apes and humans. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Illustration shows a reconstruction of the Fruitadens haagarorum, the smallest dinosaur ever discovered in North America, released by the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County in Los Angeles, October 21, 2009. REUTERS/Reconstruction by Doyle Trankina, NHM Dinosaur Institute/Handout
FILE --This undated file photo provided by Atlantic Productions/History shows a 47 million year old fossilized remains of a primate called 'Ida' at the University of Oslo Natural Museum History in Norway. The young female specimen, known as Ida will be featured in a television special called 'The Link' on the History Channel on Monday May 25, 2009. (AP Photo/ Atlantic Productions, History)
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