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" Missing link " is a hypothetical or recently-discovered transitional fossil. It is often used in popular science and in the media for any new transitional form. The term originated to describe the hypothetical intermediate form in the evolutionary series of anthropoid ancestors to anatomically modern humans ( hominization ).
Jan 20, 2019 · Early humans were still swinging from trees two million years ago, scientists have said, after confirming a set of contentious fossils represents a “missing link” in humanity’s family...
missing link, hypothetical extinct creature halfway in the evolutionary line between modern human beings and their anthropoid progenitors. In the latter half of the 19th century, a common misinterpretation of Charles Darwin’s work was that humans were lineally descended from existing species of apes.
The term "missing link" implies a linear hierarchy of evolution, but life is a tree with branching patterns. Learn how paleontologists study transitional forms and fossils of whales, birds, and humans.
Apr 12, 2010 · The "missing link" is a term often thrown around by the media to describe fossils that are believed to bridge the evolutionary split between higher primates such as monkeys, apes, and...
Feb 6, 2019 · Learn about the fossil evidence of transitional forms that connect different vertebrate groups, from fish to birds. See images and descriptions of Pikaia, Tiktaalik, Eucritta, Hylonomus, Eoraptor, Darwinopterus, Nothosaurus, Archaeopteryx, Ichthyostega and Coelacanth.
Jan 19, 2019 · In a new breakthrough, scientists have confirmed a key “missing link” in the human family tree that helps explain the evolution of upright apes into early humans. The findings put an end to a decade-long debate and confirm that early humans were in fact still swinging from trees less than 2 million years ago.
