{"product_id":"the-link-paperback-1","title":"The Link - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eColin Tudge\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJosh Young\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more than a century, scientists have raced to unravel the human family tree and have grappled with its complications. Now, with an astonishing new discovery, everything we thought we knew about primate origins could change. Lying inside a high-security vault, deep within the heart of one of the world's leading natural history museums, is the scientific find of a lifetime - a perfectly fossilized early primate, older than the previously most famous primate fossil, Lucy, by forty-four million years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A secret until now, the fossil - \"Ida\" to theresearchers who have painstakingly verified her provenance - is the most complete primate fossil ever found. Forty-seven million years old, Ida rewrites what we've assumed about the earliest primate origins. Her completeness is unparalleled - so much of what we understand about evolution comes from partial fossils and even single bones, but Ida's fossilization offers much more than that, from a haunting \"skin shadow\" to her stomach contents. And, remarkably, knowledge of her discovery and existence almost never saw the light of day. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With exclusive access to the first scientiststo study her, the award-winning science writer Colin Tudge tells the history of Ida and her place in the world. A magnificent, cutting-edge scientific detective story followed her discovery, and \u003ci\u003eThe Link\u003c\/i\u003e offers a wide-ranging investigation into Ida and our earliest origins. At the same time, it opens a stunningly evocative window into our past and changes what we know about primate evolution and, ultimately, our own.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eColin Tudge\u003c\/b\u003e is a biologist by education and a writer by inclination -- on biology, food and agriculture, and the philosophy of science. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Tree\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFeeding People Is Easy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eConsider the Birds\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Time Before History\u003c\/i\u003e. For more information about the author, go to www.colintudge.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 8.94 x 6.16 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 11, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47379436732665,"sku":"9780316070096","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/dlR5NG41SytCMEk3MXRLWUVTNjJjZz09.webp?v=1770053656","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-link-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}