Ida (Darwinius masillae) fossil

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Ida_(Darwinius_masillae)_fossil
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf fossil specimen
gptkbp:age approximately 47 million years
gptkbp:announcedToPublic 2009
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Jens_Franzen
gptkb:Jørn_Hurum
Philip Gingerich
gptkbp:diet herbivorous
gptkbp:discoveredIn gptkb:Messel_Pit
gptkb:Darmstadt,_Germany
1983
gptkbp:geologicalAge gptkb:Eocene
gptkbp:housedIn gptkb:Natural_History_Museum,_Oslo
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ida (Darwinius masillae) fossil
gptkbp:importantFor early primate evolution
gptkbp:legColor grasping hands and feet
gptkbp:length about 58 cm
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive in 2009
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Ida
the missing link
gptkbp:notableFor exceptional preservation
nearly complete skeleton
soft tissue and stomach contents preserved
gptkbp:phylogeneticSignificance Adapiform primate
gptkbp:preservedIn Messel Shale
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Darwinius_masillae
gptkbp:scientificPublication gptkb:PLOS_ONE
gptkbp:sex female
gptkbp:shape juvenile
gptkbp:species gptkb:Darwinius_masillae
gptkbp:tailLength long
gptkbp:teeth well-preserved
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Natural_History_Museum,_University_of_Oslo
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8