THE LINK

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When scientists announced the discovery of Ida, a 47 million year old fossil that could be our earliest ancestor, the world was stunned by the detail preserved in the most complete fossil primate ever found. With exclusive access to Ida, this film follows the scientists who believe she is one of the missing links in the chain of our evolution. Through the remains of one small primate, the film explores the origins of humankind though a fossil that connects to every one of us.

The Guardian heralded it as an "extraordinary find" and produced a special pull-out poster of Ida for its readers along with Sir David Attenborough's response to Ida.

The Times (UK) reported that "Darwinius masillae illuminates a critical chapter in the human story".

The New York Times ran a piece by biologist PZ Myers who noted that many journalists had incorrectly described Ida as "the missing link", when she is of course one of many links in our evolutionary chain.

USA Today included quotes from New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg who was at the press conference.