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Description: Darwinius masillae, new genus and species, from Messel in Germany. Cropped version of Plate B (WDC-MG-210) left side of holotype (reversed for comparison with plate A). Plate shows counterpart of the skeleton. Parts 1 and 2 (enclosed in dashed lines) are genuine; remainder of plate B was fabricated during preparation.
Title: Darwinius masillae slab1
Credit: Complete Primate Skeleton from the Middle Eocene of Messel in Germany: Morphology and Paleobiology
Author: Jens L. Franzen, Philip D. Gingerich, Jörg Habersetzer1, Jørn H. Hurum, Wighart von Koenigswald, B. Holly Smith derivative work: Matt Martyniuk (talk)
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