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what is the meaning of Missing?
Missing link is defined as something that is needed to complete a series, a set or a sequence. The most common use of missing link is the belief that there is a possible missing link in human development between humans and great apes.
What is the ancestral hominid that is most closely related to modern humans?
It has not be found and is called "missing link".
Who is the Missing Link?
The specific "missing link" was a proposed extinct creature halfway in the evolutionary line between modern humans and their anthropoid progenitors, originally conceived as connecting humans to existing primate species. Since the actual evolutionary premise is that both apes and humans had a common ancestor (who may not have greatly resembled either of them), a "missing link" is highly unlikely to have existed at all. * The fictional animated character Link in "Monsters vs. Aliens" (2009) is an ape-fish hybrid that does not correspond to the typical definition of the term.
What is the meaning of missing link?
The "missing link" refers to a hypothetical intermediate fossil that would bridge the evolutionary gap between different species. It is often used to describe a transitional form that would provide evidence for evolutionary relationships between organisms. While some missing links have been discovered, ongoing research continues to explore evolutionary connections.
How is it that after two centuries since Darwin's theories have been published you are still looking for the missing links between an ape and a human?
The inability to find fossils of a missing link between apes and humans does not reflect negatively on Darwin's theories. Fossils of creatures that old are rare and difficult to find.
What is the missing link for humans?
There is no such thing as a missing link. If it were indeed missing how would you know? One may speculate as to the nature of a discontinuity in a chain of evidence, but note the use of the word 'speculate'.
What is a Australopitheous?
Australopithecus is a species early Early man who's fossils have been found in north-east Africa. It is the best example of a 'missing link' between apes and humans that has be found so far. Interestingly it appears that the first divergence from being apes to being human was in the development of a terrestrial foot: brains came later.
What is the missing link in anthropology?
The concept of the "missing link" in anthropology refers to a hypothesized transitional fossil that would bridge the evolutionary gap between humans and their closest primate relatives. While no single specimen can represent a direct link between modern humans and our common ancestors, the fossil record provides evidence of gradual evolutionary changes over time. Modern research focuses on the complexity and diversity of our evolutionary lineage rather than a single missing link.
What is a missing link?
A missing link is something necessary to complete a series, like an animal fossil that has not yet been found to prove that apes evolved into humans. A missing link is an argument against evolution, claiming that it cannot be true just because we are lacking some fossils to prove i. However it could be argued that since we haven't even found all of the animals alive yet, there is no way we could know everything that has ever lived. Half of all missing link fossils have been found in whole or part. Tiktaalik is a very important one connecting fish to tetra-pods.
Why are humans so distinctive in displaying so much of the white of the eye?
Humans seem to use their eyes as pointers to show fellow humans where to look. Apes tend to rely more on where the head is facing. More in the Related Link below.
Why are chimp fossils important?
because they (the fossils) may provide insight into "the missing link". The missing link being between humans and primates. Also, like any fossil, they have the potential to tell us something about the past.
Did humans evolve from apes?
Humans and apes share a common ancestor, but humans did not evolve directly from modern apes. About 6-7 million years ago, humans and apes diverged from a common ancestor and followed separate evolutionary paths.
