This blog rarely has occasion to notice a 47-million year old fossil, but watching CBS News last night I heard Katy Couric declare the discovery of the long sought missing link between humans and animals (video here). The claim is absurd on its face even if you take the notion of a missing link seriously. That link is supposed to be THE fossil that connects humans with apes, so presumably it cannot be a fossil that is millions of years older than the apes. It seems to be quite a lovely fossil, but has nothing to offer this blog.
If you want a more detailed look at the story, check out Carl Zimmer's post here and the AP's debunking story is here.
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