false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255711070m/6431838.jpg 6431838 3 For more than a century, scientists have raced to unravel the human family tree and have grappled with its complications. Now, with an astonishing new discovery, everything we thought we knew about primate origins could change. Lying inside a high-security vault, deep within the heart of one of the world’s leading natural history museums, is the scientific find of a lifetime — a perfectly fossilized early primate, older than the previously most famous primate fossil, Lucy, by forty-four million years. A secret until now, the fossil — “Ida” to the researchers who have painstakingly verified her provenance — is the most complete primate fossil ever found. Forty-seven million years old, Ida rewrites what we’ve assumed about the earliest primate origins. Her completeness is unparalleled — so much of what we understand about evolution comes from partial fossils and even single bones, but Ida’s fossilization offers much more than that, from a haunting “skin shadow” to her stomach contents. And, remarkably, knowledge of her discovery and existence almost never saw the light of day. With exclusive access to the first scientists to study her, the award-winning science writer Colin Tudge tells the history of Ida and her place in the world. A magnificent, cutting-edge scientific detective story followed her discovery, and The Link offers a wide-ranging investigation into Ida and our earliest origins. At the same time, it opens a stunningly evocative window into our past and changes what we know about primate evolution and, ultimately, our own. 6621314 20 5 2009 The Link: Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor total:42|5:9|4:10|3:12|2:9|1:2| 42 141 99 30 6431838 0316070084 9780316070089 40 29 3.36 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255711070m/6431838.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6431838-the-link 5 1 false Tue Aug 18 11:29:33 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 11:37:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 6431838 0316070084 9780316070089 40 29 3.36 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255711070m/6431838.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6431838-the-link 5 0 false Thu Jul 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 10:59:25 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 11:00:55 -0700 2009 As m...more...]]> 6431838 0316070084 9780316070089 40 29 3.36 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255711070m/6431838.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6431838-the-link 2 1 false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 12:14:33 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 12:29:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 6431838 0316070084 9780316070089 40 29 3.36 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255711070m/6431838.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6431838-the-link 4 0 false Tue Jun 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 11:20:19 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 10:29:22 -0700 2009 I'm usually not one to pick up a non-ficti...more...]]> 6431838 0316070084 9780316070089 40 29 3.36 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255711070m/6431838.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6431838-the-link 1 1 false Thu May 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 11:21:08 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 18:25:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 6431838 0316070084 9780316070089 40 29 3.36 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255711070m/6431838.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6431838-the-link 5 0 false Tue Jun 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 21 20:18:45 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 12:39:29 -0700 2009 talks about paleontology. I found it absolutely fascinating, and I learned a lot about the varying theories of primate evolution that I did not know before. The book might strike some as being a little bit light on its ...more...]]> 6431838 0316070084 9780316070089 40 29 3.36 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255711070m/6431838.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6431838-the-link 5 0 false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 16:45:16 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 16:45:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 6431838 0316070084 9780316070089 40 29 3.36 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255711070m/6431838.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6431838-the-link 2 0 false Thu Jul 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 13 18:52:19 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 23:16:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 6431838 0316070084 9780316070089 40 29 3.36 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255711070m/6431838.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6431838-the-link 5 0 false Fri Jun 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 27 19:39:46 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 04:38:05 -0700 2009
Ida is an early primate from the tropical land of Germany 47 million years ago. She is also the most essential archeological find in...more...]]> 6431838 0316070084 9780316070089 40 29 3.36 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255711070m/6431838.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6431838-the-link 2 0 false Sun Jun 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 22:22:21 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 17 22:02:18 -0800 2009 Sacramento Book Review

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