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| Description | Ida is one of the oldest and most complete primate fossils from the early Eocene period. Her morphological specializations are indicative of vertical clinging and leaping. She exhibited legs that were longer than her arms, suggesting that leaping was a key aspect of her locomotion. Her death is hypothesized to be linked to her vicinity to the Messel Pit, near Frankfurt, Germany. The hot magma from the earth mixing with the underground water tables led to explosions that released toxic gasses. Ida was found with a broken wrist, and it is believed that due to this, she could not leap or cling to the higher tree branches, and therefore had to stay lower to the ground where she came into contact with the toxic gasses and died. |
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| Author or copyright owner |
Esther van Hulsen |
| Source (WP:NFCC#4) | Original publication: National Geographic, "Who was Ida" Immediate source: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/news/who-was-ida/ |
| Date of publication | October 24, 2011 |
| Use in article (WP:NFCC#7) | Vertical clinging and leaping |
| Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8) | Ida is a critical piece of evidence linking vertical clinging and leaping to the Eocene period. The explanation of her death sheds light on the anatomical specializations necessary for VCL. The photo provides a visual for the reader to understand how her anatomy is similar to the anatomy of extant vertical clinging and leaping primates. |
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This photo provides a good depiction of a clinging posture and the necessary anatomical specializations can be seen in her phalanges. |
| Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3) | There is only one other current image in this article, and this photo is not similar to it. It is not a large excerpt nor is it of exceptionally high quality. |
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We are using the photo in accordance with the original article that it was published with. |
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