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Missing link (human evolution) A symbolic portrayal of human evolution, showing developmental stages as a matter of illustration. " 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.
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 tree. The...
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The chain metaphor that “missing link” implies would have us looking for straight lines, when the reality of evolution is much more discursive. Not every fossil creature can be slotted in as...
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.
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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...
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.
Sep 30, 2009 · There was never a chimp-like missing link between humans and today’s apes, says a new fossil-skeleton study that could rewrite evolutionary theory. Said one scientist, “It changes...
