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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.

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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 makes the Lucy a missing link?

Lucy, the well-preserved 3.2 million-year-old Australopithecus afarensis skeleton, is considered a missing link in human evolution because she displays a mix of ape-like and human-like characteristics. These features suggest a transitional stage between earlier ape-like ancestors and more modern human species. Lucy's discovery has provided valuable insights into the evolutionary path that led to the emergence of the Homo genus.


Why were anthropologists so focused on finding a missing link?

I'm not sure they were. Palaeontologists and zoologists were, however. They were because finding such an intermediary would confirm various hypotheses about the ancestry of modern Man.


How would you write the correct scienific name for humans?

Humans are known (taxonomically speaking) as Homo sapiens, which is Latin for wise man or knowing man.See the 'not-so-missing link' listed below for more information:


What ander in the name Anderson stand for the?

Andrew or Andreas are the masculine given names from which Anderson derives.Check out the related link listed below for more info: