A 47-million-year-old fossil of a primate may be the long sought missing link between humans and apes. Nicknamed "Ida," the lemur-like creature had opposable thumbs, and fingernails instead of claws. More here.
Appearing briefly at the start of the 5/19/09 show, researcher Michael Cremo downplayed the finding, and suggested that evidence for humans existing millions of years ago has been suppressed.