Preserving Stories Carved in Time

IDA - The Missing Link Case Study

The missing link Ida from Natural History Museum of Norway

She’s nine months old. She’s little and cute—about the size of your family’s cat. She’s also 47 million years old!

The Ida fossil is the the most iconic and valuable object exhibited at the Natural History Museum of Oslo . She was first presented to the world in 2009. The National History Museum of Norway deposited the original digital files and the x-ray images of the world renowned Ida fossil (scientific name Darwinius masillae ), discovered some years ago (commonly referred to as the missing link). The original fossil is on display at the Natural History Museum, University of Oslo.

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