Range_This11 Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 I'm surprised no one has posted this...if someone has just lock the hell out of this post. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_world/2009/05/19/2009-05-19_missing_link_found_fossil_of_47_millionyearold_primate_sheds_light_on_.html Hopefully this will finally put a rest to ridiculous creationism. Feast your eyes on what a group of scientists call the Holy Grail of human evolution. A team of researchers Tuesday unveiled an almost perfectly intact fossil of a 47 million-year-old primate they say represents the long-sought missing link between humans and apes. Officially known as Darwinius masillae, the fossil of the lemur-like creature dubbed Ida shows it had opposable thumbs like humans and fingernails instead of claws. Scientists say the cat-sized animal's hind legs offer evidence of evolutionary changes that led to primates standing upright - a breakthrough that could finally confirm Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. "This specimen is like finding the Lost Ark for archeologists," lead scientist Jorn Hurum said at a ceremony at the American Museum of Natural History. "It is the scientific equivalent of the Holy Grail. This fossil will probably be the one that will be pictured in all textbooks for the next 100 years." A team of amateur fossil hunters discovered the near-perfect remains inside a mile-wide crater outside of Frankfurt in 1983. Experts believe the pit was a volcanic caldera where scores of animals from the Eocene epoch were killed and their remains were kept remarkably well-preserved. Though the pit has been a bountiful source of other fossils, the inexperienced archeologists didn't realize the value of their find. Years later, the University of Oslo bought the 95%-intact fossil, and Hurum studied it in secret for two years. His colleague, Jens Franzen, hailed the discovery as "the eighth wonder of the world." "We're not dealing with our grand, grand, grandmother, but perhaps with our grand, grand, grand aunt," Franzen said. The unveiling of the fossil came as part of a carefully-orchestrated publicity campaign unusual for scientific discoveries. A History Channel film on the discovery will air next week. A book release and a slew of other documentaries will follow. "He could climb to it, if he climbed alone, and once there he could suck on the pap of life, gulp down the incomparable milk of wonder." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieMcD Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 One step closer to undeniable evidence! Huzzah for Atheists throughout the world![/sarcasm] Meh, let people believe in what they want, I'm atheist but I really couldn't give a [bleep] about someone's religion once they don't impose it on me or start acting extremist. Pretty cool find though, amazing it was found over 25 years go and we're only hearing about it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexek Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 I was wondering when someone was going to post this. I read it 7 hours ago when I got to work on the National Geographic site. It seems interesting to an extent. PoetryIndexed Picture 1Indexed Picture 2 Killed my maxed Zerker pure April 2010 Rebooting Runescape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racheya Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 1983... wtf? :shock: Pretty awesome though. :thumbup: I edit for the [Tip.It Times]. I rarely write in [My Blog]. I am an [Ex-Moderator]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemeja Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 Google changed their homepage because of this :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giordano Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 You fools, God created that one too. "The cry of the poor is not always just, but if you never hear it you'll never know what justice is." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racheya Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 Google changed their homepage because of this :o [bleep] yeah Google. 8-) I knew there was a reason I worship it as my God. I edit for the [Tip.It Times]. I rarely write in [My Blog]. I am an [Ex-Moderator]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevepole Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 Until they prove its link to humans, it is just another fossil to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Range_This11 Posted May 20, 2009 Author Share Posted May 20, 2009 Until they prove its link to humans, it is just another fossil to me. Really, it's a primate, with a similar skull to humans and an opposable thumb: something no fossil has had before in the class. "He could climb to it, if he climbed alone, and once there he could suck on the pap of life, gulp down the incomparable milk of wonder." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehog Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 It looks like a rat :? God exists. We can't prove he doesn't if he does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nenga Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 It looks like a rat :? God exists. We can't prove he doesn't if he does. Where is proof he does? Ponies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehog Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 It looks like a rat :? God exists. We can't prove he doesn't if he does. Where is proof he does? Me. You. Everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Range_This11 Posted May 21, 2009 Author Share Posted May 21, 2009 Me. You. Everyone. Actually those examples are proof of evolution shown by the fossil in the opening post not creationism. "He could climb to it, if he climbed alone, and once there he could suck on the pap of life, gulp down the incomparable milk of wonder." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehog Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Me. You. Everyone. Actually those examples are proof of evolution shown by the fossil in the opening post not creationism. No. I'll edit this post when I can think of a counterargument. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElkNight Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Me. You. Everyone. Actually those examples are proof of evolution shown by the fossil in the opening post not creationism. No. I'll edit this post when I can think of a counterargument. :lol: All I can say to you is, good luck. 8,180WONGTONG IS THE BEST AND IS MORE SUPERIOR THAN ME#1 Wongtong stalker.Im looking for some No Limit soldiers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giordano Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 It looks like a rat :? God exists. We can't prove he doesn't if he does. Where is proof he does? Me. You. Everyone. Heeello Force. "The cry of the poor is not always just, but if you never hear it you'll never know what justice is." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehog Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 It looks like a rat :? God exists. We can't prove he doesn't if he does. Where is proof he does? Me. You. Everyone. Heeello Force. Mace (as in Mace Windu) Means gift of God. Oh and FORCE GAME LOSE! I need a bit of help here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenticular_J Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Me. You. Everyone. Actually those examples are proof of evolution shown by the fossil in the opening post not creationism. [bleep] me, why can't evolution just be the how and not the why? And people need to stop taking evolution so seriously. It made pandas, the real [bleep]-ups of nature. When I'm in a bad mood, I pretend I'm writing for Cracked. Anyways, it looks like a velociraptor with a knife through its foot to me. Not really a link between whatever mammal-monkey thing before it and whatever mammal-monkey thing after. catch it now so you can like it before it went so mainstream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scootlaboot Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 It looks like a rat :? God exists. We can't prove he doesn't if he does. Where is proof he does? Me. You. Everyone. Heeello Force. Mace (as in Mace Windu) Means gift of God. Oh and FORCE GAME LOSE! I need a bit of help here. You can not prove or disprove god. However, evolution actually has evidence to back it up. All Christianity/Judaism/Islam have is a book(s) of stories that were written by man. If you choose your beliefs/lifestyle simply based on what your parents want, then you are a weak minded individual and are not even worthy of calling yourself a person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imalilranger Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Pffft anyone knows that this is the real missing link. It's a [bleep]ing monkey Unless your RSN is "imalil[bleep]er", please keep the title appropriate. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehog Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 It looks like a rat :? God exists. We can't prove he doesn't if he does. Where is proof he does? Me. You. Everyone. Heeello Force. Mace (as in Mace Windu) Means gift of God. Oh and FORCE GAME LOSE! I need a bit of help here. You can not prove or disprove god. However, evolution actually has evidence to back it up. All Christianity/Judaism/Islam have is a book(s) of stories that were written by man. I don't think evolution has any logical evidence backing it up. Fish can't grow legs. Correct me if I'm wrong. I think I pronounced your name correctly for the first time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElkNight Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Do you expect things to grow legs over night? 8,180WONGTONG IS THE BEST AND IS MORE SUPERIOR THAN ME#1 Wongtong stalker.Im looking for some No Limit soldiers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imalilranger Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Do you expect things to grow legs over night? and universe's in a week. Unless your RSN is "imalil[bleep]er", please keep the title appropriate. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Needaname Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Evolution takes years and years and more years i think is around 5-8 million years, maybe? So yeah finnaly we have proof so make understand people! (and to win 50 dollars from the contest we made my granpa and me :twisted: ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sohkmj1 Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 It looks like a rat :? God exists. We can't prove he doesn't if he does. Where is proof he does? Me. You. Everyone. Heeello Force. Mace (as in Mace Windu) Means gift of God. Oh and FORCE GAME LOSE! I need a bit of help here. You can not prove or disprove god. However, evolution actually has evidence to back it up. All Christianity/Judaism/Islam have is a book(s) of stories that were written by man. I don't think evolution has any logical evidence backing it up. Fish can't grow legs. Correct me if I'm wrong. I think I pronounced your name correctly for the first time. I haven't seen anyone this bold since compfreak. You cannot prove that God is real, nor can you prove that he doesn't. Oh my, people are proof that a God exists? Geewhiz. This means there must be millions of Gods running around for each tribe's story in Africa now wouldn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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