Jens Franzen, German fossil expert, of the Senckenberg Research Institute, describes a 47 million year-old skeleton of the most complete fossil primate ever found, during a press conference May 19, 2009 at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. The University of Oslo and the Senckenbert Research Institute revealed the young female specimen, nicknamed 'Ida', which was found in Germany's Messel Pit. Getty Images logo Getty Images 33 months ago

Jens Franzen, German fossil expert, of the Senckenberg Research Institute, describes a 47 million year-old skeleton of the most complete fossil primate ever found, during a press conference May 19, 2009 at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. The University of Oslo and the Senckenbert Research Institute revealed the young female specimen, nicknamed 'Ida', which was found in Germany's Messel Pit.

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